Connector / Preposition / Adjective / Adverb
um
Pronunciation: /ʊm/
at (clock time: um 8 Uhr)
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Meanings
Preposition
- at (clock time: um 8 Uhr)
- around (um den Tisch)
Connector
- in order to (um … zu)
Adjective
- over, up (die Zeit ist um)
Adverb
- about, approximately
Example sentence
Der Unterricht beginnt um acht Uhr.
Class starts at eight o'clock.
Word forms
Akkusativ
Usage
- um acht Uhr — Use um for an exact clock time.
- gegen acht Uhr — Gegen gives an approximate time instead.
Der Laden schließt um sechs Uhr.
The shop closes at six o'clock.