# und

und is a German conjunction meaning “and”.

## In other languages

- Русский: и
- Українська: і, та, й

## Conjunction

1. and
   - Kaffee und Kuchen — coffee and cake
2. _colloquial_ links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
   - Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! — Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!

## Interjection

1. so?, now?, and?
   - Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? — So? How did it go?

## Examples

- Ruf Tom an und sag es ihm! — Give Tom a call and tell him.
- Tom saß da und las ein Buch. — Tom sat reading a book.
- Ruft Tom an und sagt es ihm! — Give Tom a call and tell him.
- Er ging die Straße auf und ab. — He walked up and down the street.
- Noch ein Wort und du bist tot! — One more word, and you're dead!

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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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