per Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “by” is per. Examples of "by" in use There are 2 examples of the German word for "by" being used: Recording English German Learn to be born by caesarean section per Kaiserschnitt geboren werden Learn The goods were transported by ship. Der Transport der Waren erfolgte per Schiff. Learn Practice Lesson "by" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words by etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases The goods were transported by ship., to be born by caesarean section etc. View all lesson phrases Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech