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Examples |
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Note! Zu could
be mixed with nach
and in
because it
also means to. |
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Ich
fahre nach
Dänemark. = I go to
Denmark.
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Ich
fahre in
die Schweiz. = I go to
Switzerland.
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Ich
gehe zum
(zu dem => zum)
Bahnhof. = I go to
the station. |
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Zu
is used with official buildings meaning some
kind of authority. |
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Ich
gehe zum
Bahnhof. = I go to
the station.
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Ich
gehe zum
Bürgermeisteramt. = I go to
the mayor's office.
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Ich
gehe zum
Arbeitsamt. = I go to
the unemployment office.
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Ich
gehe zum
Finanzamt. = I go to
the tax office. |
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but |
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Ich
gehe ins Kino. = I go to the movies. |
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Ich
gehe ins Schwimmbad. = I go to the
swimming pool.
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Ich
gehe ins Theater. = I go to the theatre.
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In relation with
persons the preposition is always zu. |
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Ich
gehe zu
ihm. = I go to his place.
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Ich
gehe zu
meinem Onkel. = I go to my uncle's
house. |
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to describe an intention |
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Zum
Kochen braucht man
Öl. = One needs oil to cook. |
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to describe feelings |
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Ich
habe damit kein Geld verdient. Ich habe es
zu
meinem Vergnügen gemacht.
= I didn't earn money with it. I did it for
fun. |
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Zu
meinem Bedauern
muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass ich pleite
bin.
= I'm sorry to tell you that I'm broke.
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Zu
as for |
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Zu
seinem Geburtstag
haben wir ihm ein Auto geschenkt.
= We gave him a car for his birthday. |
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to describe relations |
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Das
Verhältnis Männer zu
Frauen war 3 zu
1.
= The relation men women was three to
one. |
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to describe a change |
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Schliesslich
kamen wir zu
einer Einigung.
= In the end we agreed. |
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in certain idiomatic
expressions |
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zu
Hause = at home
Er ist zu Hause.
= He is at home. |
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zu
Besuch = visiting
Er ist zu Besuch.
= He is visiting. |
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zu
Fuß = by foot
Er geht zu Fuß.
= He goes by foot. |
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zu
Mittag = lunch
Er isst zu Mittag.
= He has lunch. |
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zu
Bett = to bed
Er geht zu Bett.
= He goes to bed. |
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zu
Beginn = at the beginning
Zu Beginn waren alle
zufrieden. = At the beginning all were
satisfied. |
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