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dran

"dran" means "to be in a particular situation" in German. It is number 417 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

to be in a particular situation; to be true; to be someone's turn

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Wer ist dran?
  Whose turn is it?
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CK
• Du bist dran.
  It's your turn.
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / saeb
• Bin ich dran?
  Is it my turn?
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / sysko

Learned together

In the course, "dran" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• draußen outside
• fast almost
• runter down, down here, downstairs
• vorbei over, past, up
• verrückt crazy, mad
• neu new
• einzig only, sole
• darum around it, around that
• drin inside

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