# dran

dran is a German adverb meaning “to be true”.

## In other languages

- Русский: к тому

## Meanings

1. _in the phrase dran sein with certain adjectives_ to be in a particular situation
   - schlecht dran sein — to be in a bad spot, to be screwed
2. _in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein_ to be (possibly) true
   - „Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“ — "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them."
3. _colloquial · in the phrase dran sein_ to be someone's turn (in a game, to do household chores, etc.)
   - Du bist dran! — It's your turn!
4. _colloquial · in the phrase dran sein_ to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation
   - Jetzt bist du dran! — Now you're gonna get it!
5. _colloquial · dran sein_ get it , to get what's coming to one
   - „Jetzt bist du dran!“ rief er, bevor er zuschlug.

## Examples

- Er ist drauf und dran zu gehen. — He's about to go.
- Du bist dreißig Minuten zu früh dran. — You're thirty minutes early.
- An dieser Sache ist etwas Wahres dran. — There's some truth in that.
- Ist etwas dran an diesem Gerücht? — Is there anything in that rumour?
- Ich werde rot, wenn ich nur dran denke. — I go red just thinking of it.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
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