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um ... herum

around

Meaning of um ... herum

an allen Seiten von etwas oder in der Nähe von etwas

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German[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]
Russian transcription[vɐˈkruk]
around
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um ... herum with Russian translation

um ... herum usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Дети бегают вокруг дерева.

Die Kinder laufen um den Baum herum.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Мы осматриваемся вокруг дома.

Wir schauen uns um das Haus herum um.

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um ... herum belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

um ... herumвокруг
inв
aufна
überнад
unterпод
vorперед
nachпосле

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What's the difference between um ... herum / um

U
🇩🇪German
um

The most neutral and frequent word: simply “around” or “about”, indicating position or movement surrounding something.

A2Very Often

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um ... herum means around. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce um ... herum

[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]

um ... herum translation

around

um ... herum examples

Die Kinder laufen um den Baum herum.

um ... herum transcription

[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]

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um ... herum meaning: what does it mean?

an allen Seiten von etwas oder in der Nähe von etwas

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um ... herum is pronounced as [ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Die Kinder laufen um den Baum herum. Translation: Дети бегают вокруг дерева.

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