German word
zu in German sentences
zu means "to/at; too; closed in verb phrases" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara fährt zum Bahnhof.
Lara goes to the station.
Max geht zum Bahnhof.
Max goes to the station.
Max fährt zum Bahnhof.
Max goes to the station.
Das Team fährt zum Bahnhof.
The team goes to the station.
Lara kommt nach der Reise müde zu Hause an.
Lara arrives home tired after the trip.
Common mistake
Do not expect one English preposition to cover every use of zu. The meaning depends on the sentence.