zu

Meaning

1. to, towards (indicates directionality)
2. with respect to; regarding
3. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
4. at, on (indicates location)
5. at (indicates time)
6. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
7. for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
8. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
9. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
10. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
11. to (used to indicate ratios)
12. at (denotes a price or rate)

too

for

at the rate of

in regard to

in the case of

in proportion to

in the direction of

near to

overmanner

zu sehr

stoned

auf … zu

hin

übermäßig

nach … hin

in Richtung

allzu sehr

bis

um zu

viel zu

zugedröhnt

drogenberauscht

um … zu

bezecht

hackevoll

strunz

völlig

vollkommen

unter Alkohol

zu jeweils

für jeweils

da drüben

für je

allzu viel

im Vergleich mit

zu je

voll wie eine Haubitze

Anlass

im Gegensatz zu

im Verhältnis

im Verhältnis zu

im Rausch

nahe bei

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡suː/

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.