No. 2,103 in German
zur
"Zur" is a contraction of "zu der," meaning "to the" (feminine dative) in English.
In a sentence
Ich gehe zur Schule.
I am going to school.
Here, 'zur' is a contraction of 'zu der', which means 'to the' and is used with feminine nouns. 'Schule' is feminine in German.
Sie ging zur Party gestern Abend.
She went to the party last night.
In this sentence, 'zur' combines 'zu der', indicating motion towards a feminine noun, here 'Party'.
Er fährt zur Arbeit jeden Morgen.
He drives to work every morning.
'Zur' again is 'zu der' and connects 'zu' with the feminine noun 'Arbeit', showing direction towards a place.
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