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tot

"tot" means "dead, deceased" in German. It is number 275 on the frequency list, in A1 (adj).

Meaning

dead, deceased; dead, in most of the senses also present in English; Describes a thing…

IPA

/toːt/

Forms in this course

toten

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Sie ist tot.
  She is dead.
  Tatoeba: MikeDee / CK
• Sie sind tot.
  They're dead.
  Tatoeba: User4473 / CK
• Er ist tot.
  He is dead.
  Tatoeba: User4473 / popball

Learned together

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

• davon from it, from that, therefrom,…
• dafür for that, for it
• hin there, thither
• zusammen together, jointly
• schnell quickly
• erst first, at first
• rein purely
• sonst otherwise
• dabei with one, on one

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