zu
Meaning
-
- to, towards (indicates directionality)
- with respect to; regarding
- along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
- at, on (indicates location)
- at (indicates time)
- by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
- for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
- for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
- into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
- as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
- to (used to indicate ratios)
- at (denotes a price or rate)
Concepts
at the rate of
in regard to
in the case of
in proportion to
in the direction of
near to
overmanner
Synonyms
zu sehr
stoned
auf … zu
nach … hin
in Richtung
allzu sehr
bis
um zu
viel zu
zugedröhnt
drogenberauscht
um … zu
z.
bezecht
hackevoll
unter Alkohol
zu jeweils
für jeweils
da drüben
für je
allzu viel
im Vergleich mit
zu je
im Verhältnis
im Verhältnis zu
im Rausch
nahe bei
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
zu
Zürich
z
Appenzell Innerrhoden
z
Bern
z
Fribourg
zue
Fribourg
zù
Aargau
zu
Graubünden
z
Lucerne
zu
Basel-Landschaft
zu
Basel-Landschaft
zue
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
zue
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
zu
Fribourg
ds
Fribourg
z
Fribourg
zu
Appenzell Innerrhoden
zu
Graubünden
zu
Aargau
z
Basel-Landschaft
z
Basel-Landschaft
ze
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡suː/
Etymology
From a spelling merger of two interrelated adpreps: 1.) Middle High German ze, from Old High German za, zi, from Proto-Germanic *ta; and 2.) Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō. A distinction between both words has widely been retained in dialects, and also to some degree in modern spoken German (see pronunciation section below). Cognate with Silesian East Central German zu (contractions with the definite article: zum m or n, zur f); Dutch te, toe; Old Saxon tō; English to, too.
Bookmark this
Improve your pronunciation
Write this word
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning German with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "zu" and many other words and sentences in German.
Go to our German course page
Notes
