Um

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Interjection 2 German 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Pronouns 3 Portuguese 3.1 Number 3.2 Indefinite article 3.3 Noun, m 3.4 Pronoun

English

Interjection

um

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

   Um, I don't know.

   Let's see, um, how about this.

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German

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /um/

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

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Portuguese

From Latin unus.

	Male	Female
Singular	um /ũ/	uma /ˈũma/
Plural*	uns /ũs/	umas /ˈũmas/

Number

1. One.

   Uma xícara de café (One cup of coffee)

Indefinite article

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

   Vejo um cachorro (I see a dog)

   Umas mulheres chegaram (Some women arrived)

Noun, m

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)

Pronoun

1. A person: one, someone; some people: some (in plural).

   Chegou-me um e disse: "Olá!" (One came to me and said: "Hello!")

2. Element(s) of a previously mentioned class: one; some (in plural).

   Comprei uns e me decepcionei (I bought some and got disappointed)