zu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zu"

Basque

Pronoun

zu (plural zuek)

1. second-person singular personal pronoun; you

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German zuo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *tō. Cognate to Old Saxon tō; Dutch toe, tot, and te; English to.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /t͡suː/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /t͡sə/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -uː

Preposition

zu (+ dative)

1. to, towards

   zum Bahnhof - "to the train station"

2. along with; with

   Wasser zum Essen trinken - "to drink water with [one's] meal

3. at, by, on

   zu Hause - "at home"

4. with respect to

   zu Punkt 1 bemerke ich - "with respect to item 1 let me remark"

Derived terms

• (zu + dem) zum m or n
• (zu + der) zur f

Particle

zu

1. for; in order to; Used with infinitive of verbs.

   etwas zu essen - "something to eat"

Adverb

zu

1. to, towards
2. closed, shut

   Das Geschäft war zu.

   The shop was closed.

3. too; excessively

   zu schnell - "too fast"

4. (informal, slang) hammered; very drunk

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Japanese

Romanization

zu

1. Rōmaji transcription of ず
2. Rōmaji transcription of ズ
3. Rōmaji transcription of づ
4. Rōmaji transcription of ヅ

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Mandarin

Romanization

zu

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of zū.
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of zú.
3. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of zǔ.
4. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of zù.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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Volapük

Conjunction

zu

1. in addition