um meaning and definition in german

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introduces a zu-clause
- in order to, so as to Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen.
- We have come (in order) to help.
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- predicative, not attributive up, in the sense of finished Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um (Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis) We will shortly bind you/ Erdgeist, your time is up