German word
bis in German sentences
bis means "until" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Bericht deckt nur den Zeitraum bis März ab.
The report covers only the period until March.
Ich möchte die Zahlung bis Freitag abschließen.
I would like to complete the payment by Friday.
Die Stadt baut den Radweg bis zum Bahnhof aus.
The city expands the bike lane to the station.
Lara füllt den Antrag bis Freitag aus.
Lara fills in the application by Friday.
Lara will das Gedicht bis Freitag auswendiglernen.
Lara wants to memorise the poem by Friday.
Common mistake
Do not expect one English preposition to cover every use of bis. The meaning depends on the sentence.