um... zu — in order to in German
conjunctionA1
Pronunciation
/ʊm/
Quick Facts
Level
A1
Frequency
100/100
Source Rank
#36
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Example Sentences
Ich lerne Deutsch, um in Berlin zu arbeiten.
I am learning German in order to work in Berlin.
Corpus Neighbors
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und
and
ConjunctionSame word class#2
zu
to
ConjunctionSame word class#12
aber
but
ConjunctionSame word class#45
oder
or
ConjunctionSame word class#52
da
because, as, since
ConjunctionSame word class#95
denn
because, since
ConjunctionSame word class#116
ohne
without
ConjunctionSame word class#121
als
as, when, than, as if
ConjunctionSame word class#25
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