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kommen

/ˈkɔmən/ verb C2
  1. to come; to arrive (intransitive) · Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. He came home very late last night.· Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed.
  2. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else) (intransitive) · Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you.· Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... And many resorted unto him and said...
  3. to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome) (intransitive) · Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. I can’t get over this wall.· Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today.
  4. to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged) (intransitive) · Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. The group winners will go to the semifinals.
  5. to come on (used to encourage someone) (intransitive) · Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad.· Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! Come on, just set the table already.
  6. to occur; to happen; to come to be (impersonal, intransitive) · Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. Then happened that which everybody had feared.· Wie kommt es, dass...? Why is it that ...? How come that...?
  7. to be played (of a song or film) (impersonal, intransitive) · Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. They just played my favourite song.
  8. to be due to; to be the result of (intransitive) · Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. All of that is due to your laziness.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
kommen
Present (er)
kommt
Präteritum (er)
kam
Perfekt (er)
ist gekommen
Infinitive with zu
zu kommen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

From the library

Ein neuer Schüler kommt in die Klasse.
Der neue Schüler, p. 1 · A1
„Woher kommst du?“, fragt Jonas.
Der neue Schüler, p. 1 · A1
„Ich komme aus Spanien, aus Valencia.“
Der neue Schüler, p. 1 · A1
„Entschuldigung, wie komme ich nach Degerloch?“
Der falsche Bus, p. 1 · A1

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.