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zu

"zu" means "to" in German. It is number 13 on the frequency list, in A1 (prep).

Meaning

to; too; closed

IPA

/t͡suː/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Sie ist zu.
  It's closed.
  Tatoeba: Yorwba / deniko
• Ist sie noch zu haben?
  Is she still single?
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / Hybrid
• Ist er noch zu haben?
  Is he still single?
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / Hybrid

Learned together

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

• ich I
• sie she
• das the (neuter)
• du you, thou
• der the (masculine)
• es it
• und and
• wir we
• was what

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