Englishfor English speakers
sie laufen um ihr Leben
sie
verb
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(intransitive) To sink; fall; drop.
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(intransitive) To fall, as in a swoon; faint.
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(intransitive, dialectal) To drop, as water; trickle.
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(transitive) To sift.
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(transitive, dialectal) To strain, as milk; filter.
sie
pronoun
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(rare) Gender-neutral subject pronoun, grammatically equivalent to the gendered pronouns he and she
um
Interjection
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You use um to show that you are thinking and not ready to speak.
We were prepared, um, in our minds, in our heart, for -- for whatever.
What she did isn't so, um, nice.
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You use um to show that you doubt or are not sure about something somebody said.
Um, I don't think that works.
What? Um, okay. Sure, I guess. I'll tell her.
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You use um with a falling tone to show that you agree.
"How does Tuesday sound?" "Um, sure. Sounds good!"
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You use um to get somebody's attention.
Um, excuse me! Are you busy?
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You use um to bring attention to something that just happened or that was just said.
Um, did you just call me "stupid"?