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um about; around

um is the #40 most common word in German, a preposition. It means “about; around” and is pronounced /ʊm/.

#40frequency rank
0.25%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of um

FormWhat it isMeaning
umprepositionalabout the about
worumerror unrecognized formabout
darumerror unrecognized formabout
hierumerror unrecognized formabout
umbalternative, obsoleteabout
ümbalternative, obsoleteabout
ümalternative, obsoleteabout

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