um

1. prep + akk

1) (um herum) (a)round

um Weihnachten — around Christmas

er schlug um sich — he hit about him

2) (mit Zeitangabe) at

um acht (Uhr) — at eight (o'clock)

3) (mit Größenangabe) by

etw um 4 cm kürzen — to shorten sth by 4 cm

um 10% teurer — 10% more expensive

um vieles besser — better by far

um so besser — so much the better

4)

der Kampf um den Titel — the battle for the title

um Geld spielen — to play for money

Stunde um Stunde — hour after hour

Auge um Auge — an eye for an eye

2. prep + gen

um... willen — for the sake of...

um Gottes willen — for goodness' o, (stärker) God's sake

3. konj

um... zu — (in order) to...

zu klug, um zu... — too clever to...

See:

umso

4. adv

1) (ungefähr) about

um (die) 30 Leute — about o around 30 people

2)

(vorbei) die 2 Stunden sind um — the two hours are up