Above, over, about - Über (The 47th Most Common German Word)
The German translation for Above, over, about is Über. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, numbers & quantity, communication, being & changes, time & frequency, occupation. It can be used as preposition. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 47th most common word in German. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.
Pronunciation
English:
above, over, about
German:
über
Examples
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| I know nothing about her. | Ich weiß nichts über ihn. |
| I want to know more about your country. | Ich möchte gern mehr über dein Land erfahren. |
| There are some things I want to talk about. | Es gibt einige Dinge, über die ich sprechen möchte. |
| I've only heard good things about him. | Ich habe nur Gutes über ihn gehört. |
| He is thinking about the problem. | Er denkt über das Problem nach. |
| I've been thinking about what you said the other day. | Ich habe über das nachgedacht, was du letztens gesagt hast. |
| They are talking about music. | Sie reden über Musik. |
| I want to speak about my love. | Ich möchte über meine Liebe sprechen. |
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| I don't know anything about his family. | Ich weiß nichts über ihre Familie. |
| We want to talk to you about a problem. | Wir wollen mit Ihnen über ein Problem sprechen. |
| There's a problem I have to talk to you about. | Es gibt ein Problem, über das ich mit Ihnen reden muss. |
| What he said about girls holds true of boys, too. | Was er über die Mädchen sagte, gilt gleichermaßen für die Jungs. |
| We weren't talking about you. | Wir haben nicht über dich gesprochen. |
| I want to hear all about your trip. | Ich möchte alles über deine Reise erfahren. |
| There is a plane above the church. | Über der Kirche befindet sich ein Flugzeug. |
| I'm really happy about your father. | Ich freue mich sehr über deinen Vater. |
| I've been thinking a lot about you. | Ich habe über euch nachgedacht. |
| That happened over a year ago. | Das ist vor über einem Jahr passiert. |
| I am in the dark about the relation between them. | Ich weiß gar nichts über ihre Beziehung. |
| He became rich overnight. | Er wurde über Nacht reich. |
| He knows a lot about flowers. | Er weiß viel über Blumen. |
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This word appears in the following categories
Location & Place
Numbers & Quantity
Communication
Being & Changes
Time & Frequency
Occupation
Preposition
A1