bis zu

Preposition

 * 1)  until
 * 2)  up to, as far as
 * 3)  up to, as much as

Usage notes

 * When expressing degree and followed by a plural, it is predominantly construed like an adverb, meaning that the following phrase is not necessarily dative, but takes its construction from its syntactic function. Thus:, where is treated as the subject, rather than , where the prepositional phrase as a whole serves as subject.


 * When followed by a singular, the dative construction is usually maintained:, but at least informally is also possible.