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über

"über" means "over, above" in German. It is number 116 on the frequency list, in A1 (prep).

Meaning

over, above; about

IPA

/ˈyːbɐ/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ich bin über 18.
  I'm over eighteen.
  Tatoeba: pullnosemans / CK
• Er muss über 60 sein.
  He must be over sixty.
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CK
• Sie muss über 80 sein.
  She must be over eighty.
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CK

Learned together

In the course, "über" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• also so, therefore
• vor in front of, before
• dank thanks to, because of,…
• all all
• denn for
• zum to the, for the
• wer who
• dieser this one, this
• einer one

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