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German preposition · CEFR A1

zum

Meaning in English: to the (zu + dem)

Rank 40 of 5,000prepositionLevel A1
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Ich muss morgen zum Zahnarzt.

I have to go to the dentist tomorrow.

How common is zum?

zum is number 40 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 3,179 times per million words — about once every 310 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 35% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 36umat (time); around; in order to
  2. 37hathas
  3. 38einera (dat./gen. fem.); one
  4. 39einena (accusative, masculine)
  5. 40zumto the (zu + dem)
  6. 41überover, above; about
  7. 42einema (dative, masc./neut.)
  8. 43erhe, it (masculine)
  9. 44vorin front of; before; ago

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