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Um ... herum - translation, pronunciation and examples

um ... herum
[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]

around

🇩🇪 German
[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]
Meaning of um ... herum

an allen Seiten von etwas oder in der Nähe von etwas

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Pronunciation[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]
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around

When to use um ... herum

around the house

um das Haus herum

around the city

in der Stadt herum

around the table

um den Tisch herum

around the park

um den Park herum

around the corner

um die Ecke herum

um ... herum usage examples

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Die Kinder laufen um den Baum herum.

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Wir schauen uns um das Haus herum um.

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um ... herum

More literary and slightly more emphatic: “all around”, “on every side”.

um

The most neutral and frequent word: simply “around” or “about”, indicating position or movement surrounding something.

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🇩🇪German
um ... herum

More literary and slightly more emphatic: “all around”, “on every side”.

A2Rarely

Der Garten ist ringsum von hohen Bäumen umgeben.

Сад со всех сторон окружён высокими деревьями.

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🇩🇪German
um

The most neutral and frequent word: simply “around” or “about”, indicating position or movement surrounding something.

A2Very Often

Wir gehen um den See.

Мы идём вокруг озера.

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um ... herum translation: around. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

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[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]

um ... herum translation

around

um ... herum examples

Die Kinder laufen um den Baum herum.

um ... herum transcription

[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]

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um ... herum meaning: what does it mean?

an allen Seiten von etwas oder in der Nähe von etwas

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Die Kinder laufen um den Baum herum. Translation: Дети бегают вокруг дерева.

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