Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #7
Word (Wort)

zu

Translation (Übersetzung) to, at, too
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /tsuː/
A1
Prepositions
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common preposition dative adverb
Preposition indicating direction or purpose. Always takes dative case. Also used as adverb meaning 'too'. Seventh most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich gehe zu meinem Freund.
I go to my friend.
direction
Wir sind zu Hause.
We are at home.
location
Das ist zu teuer.
That is too expensive.
adverb (too)

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
zu Hause
at home
High frequency
zu mir kommen
to come to me
High frequency
zu viel
too much
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
zu Hause
at home
Fixed expression, always 'zu Hause' not 'zu dem Haus'
Synonyms (Synonyme)
nach High similarity
To (direction, but different usage - nach for cities/countries)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
von
From (opposite direction)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

nach von bei Präposition

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