Um

Table of contents

1 Interjection 2 German 3 Pronouns 4 Portuguese 4.1 Number 4.2 Indefinite article 4.3 Noun, m 4.4 Pronoun

Interjection

1. expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh

   Um, I don't know.

2. Let's see, um, how about this.

Pronouns

1. around
   • Um die Ecke, around the corner
2. used as a conjunction of purpose
   • um zu, so as to
3. at when relating to time (because the hands of a clock go around, the clock)
   • Es ist um acht Uhr, it is eight o'clock

Portuguese

1. One.

   Uma xícara de café (One cup of coffee)

1. A, an; some (in plural).

   Vejo um cachorro (I see a dog)

2. Umas mulheres chegaram (Some women arrived)

1. The figure or digit "1": one.

   O um parece o sete sem gravata no pescoço (The one looks like the seven with no tie at its neck)