dazu
German, adverb/daˈtsuː/
dazu is spelled D-A-Z-U (4 letters) and appears 513 times per million words in written German, the 181st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dazu is a German adverb meaning “in addition to it, in addition, besides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ergänzend, vervollständigend”.
What does dazu mean in English?
adverb
- 1
in addition to it, in addition, besides
- 2
for that purpose
- 3
to it, to that
prefix
- 1
A prefix;
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. ergänzend, vervollständigend 2. in Hinblick auf das hier 3. konjunktional, um etwas zu erreichen 4. regional trennbar in Bedeutung [2]
prefix: 1. in Zusammensetzungen ein Mehr zu etwas Vorhandenem beschreibend oder eine eigene Bedeutung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dazu
- darzu alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dazu?
- /daˈtsuː/
- /ˈdaːtsuː/
- [daˈt͡suː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dazu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dazu in German?
dazu appears 513 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).