zu

See also Appendix:Variations of "zu", and Appendix:ISO 639-1 language codes

Basque

Pronoun

zu

1. you

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German

Etymology

From Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō. Compare Old Saxon tō, Dutch toe, English to.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tsuː/

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• 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. for, in order to.

Derived terms

• (zu + dem) zum m and 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"

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Japanese

Romanization

zu

1. See ず
2. See ズ
3. See づ
4. See ヅ

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Mandarin

Romanization

zu

1. Nonstandard spelling of zū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of zù.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Volapük

Conjunction

zu

1. in addition