zu Fuß

Ich gehe zu Fuß zur Schule.
I go to school on foot.
Sie ist zu Fuß unterwegs.
She is travelling on foot.
Er ging zu Fuß statt mit dem Bus.
He went on foot instead of taking the bus.
Der Weg dauert zu Fuß zehn Minuten.
The route takes ten minutes on foot.
Wir kommen zu Fuß.
We are coming on foot.

Similar words

per pedes

Ich gehe zu Fuß zur Schule.
I go to school on foot.
Wir kommen zu Fuß.
We are coming on foot.
Sie ist zu Fuß unterwegs.
She is travelling on foot.
Der Weg dauert zu Fuß zehn Minuten.
The route takes ten minutes on foot.
Er ging zu Fuß statt mit dem Bus.
He went on foot instead of taking the bus.

per pedes

Literally “by foot”; Fuß names the part of the body used to walk.

What does zu Fuß mean?

By walking rather than using a vehicle.

When is zu Fuß used?

Use it to describe the means of travel with a movement verb.

How is zu Fuß written?

Write zu lower case and the noun Fuß with a capital F and ß.

Does zu Fuß change form?

The phrase is fixed as zu Fuß, without an article.

Where does zu Fuß come from?

Literally “by foot”; Fuß names the part of the body used to walk.

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