abhandenkommen

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German

Etymology

abhanden +‎ kommen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apˈhandn̩ˌkɔmən/
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Verb

abhandenkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt abhanden, past tense kam abhanden, past participle abhandengekommen, past subjunctive käme abhanden, auxiliary sein)

  1. to go missing, to lose
    Mir ist mein Computer abhandengekommen.
    I lost my computer.
    (literally, “My computer left my hands.”)
    • 1901, “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen [I am lost to the world]”, Friedrich Rückert (lyrics), Gustav Mahler (music):
      Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, / Mit der ich sonst viele Zeit verdorben, / Sie hat so lange nichts von mir vernommen, / Sie mag wohl glauben, ich sei gestorben!
      I am lost to the world / With which I used to waste much time, / It has for so long known nothing of me, / It may well believe that I am dead.

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