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Crimean Gothic Etymology From Proto-Germanic *kwemaną
Verb kommen
to come
1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
Kommen . Venire. Danish Pronunciation Etymology 1 Via Middle Low German komen komīn Latin cumīnum Ancient Greek κύμινον ( kúminon ) , from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 ( Ú.GAMUN /kamūnu/ ) . Compare also Swedish kummin German Kümmel English cumin
Noun kommen (singular definite kommen not used in plural form )
caraway Declension Further reading Etymology 2 See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb kommen
gerund of komme Dutch Pronunciation Noun kommen
plural of kom Verb kommen
( Brabant , Limburg, informal ) Alternative form of komen Inflection German Alternative forms Etymology From Middle High German komen kumen quemen Old High German queman cuman chuman Proto-West Germanic *kweman Proto-Germanic *kwemaną Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Low German kamen Dutch komen English come Danish komme
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈkɔmən/ , Hyphenation: kom‧men
Rhymes: -ɔmən Verb kommen (class 4 strong , third-person singular present kommt past tense kam past participle gekommen past subjunctive käme auxiliary sein
( intransitive ) come ; to arrive
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. ( intransitive ) come to; to come over ( go somewhere so as to join someone else )
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... John 10:41)( intransitive ) get ; to make it ( go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome )
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. ( intransitive ) go to; to be put in ( go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged )
Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. ― Persistant sinners will go to hell. Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. ― The group winners will go to the semifinals. ( intransitive , imperative , often with schon ) come on ( used to encourage someone )
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.( intransitive , impersonal ) occur ; to happen ; to come to be
Dann kam , was alle befürchtet hatten. ― Then happened that which everybody had feared. Wie kommt es, dass...? ― Why is it that ...? How come that...? ( impersonal ) played (of a song or film)
Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. ― They just played my favourite song. ( intransitive , with von durch ) due to; to be the result of
Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. ― All of that is due to your laziness. ( intransitive ) come from ( to have a social or geographic background )
Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. ― She comes from Switzerland. Sie kommt aus einer Diplomatenfamilie. ― She comes from a family of diplomats. ( intransitive , personal or impersonal + dative) orgasm ; to cum
Ich komme gleich! ― I’m about to cum ! Mir kommt's gleich! ― I’m about to cum ! ( intransitive ) Auf jeden Verkehrstoten kommen zwanzig Verletzte. For each traffic fatality there are twenty injured people. ( intransitive ) obtain (a solution or result)
Die Werte wurden frisiert, um auf das gewünschte Ergebnis zu kommen . The values were manipulated in order to obtain the desired result. ( intransitive ) think of; to remember ; to imagine
Ich komme im Moment nicht drauf, aber ich sag’s dir später. I can’t think of it right now, but I’ll tell you later. Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wie du immer auf diese Einfälle kommst . I really don’t know how you always get all those ideas. ( intransitive ) lose ; to forfeit ; not to get
Er hat Angst, dass er um seinen Anteil kommt . He fears that he won’t get his share. ( intransitive , with an gegen ) touch inadvertently
Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst . Be careful not to touch the wet paint. ( intransitive ) reach (something high up etc.)
Hilf ihm mal, er kommt nicht an den Griff. Help him, he can't reach the handle. ( informal , intransitive ) come up with, to mention , cite , suggest
Er kommt immer wieder mit diesem dummen Vorschlag. Time and again he comes up with that stupid suggestion. ( colloquial , copulative , with gut in Ordnung ) turn out (well)
Am Ende kommt hoffentlich alles gut. In the end, hopefully all will turn out well. Usage notes In dialectal usage, and in archaic written style, the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of the present may have umlaut: du kömmst , er kömmt . Conjugation
Conjugation of
kommen (class 4
strong , auxiliary
sein )
1 This form and alternative in würde
Composed forms of
kommen (class 4
strong , auxiliary
sein )
Derived terms Further reading “kommen ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“kommen ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“kommen ” in Duden online
“kommen ” in OpenThesaurus.de Luxembourgish Etymology From Middle High German komen Old High German kweman German kommen Dutch komen English come
Pronunciation Verb kommen (third-person singular present kënnt preterite koum past participle komm past subjunctive kéim auxiliary verb sinn
to come Conjugation Derived terms Swedish Participle kommen
past participle of komma Verb kommen
( obsolete ) second-person plural present indicative of komma ( archaic or dialectal ) second-person plural imperative of komma Upp, alla I som ären törstiga, kommen hit och fån vatten Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters (Isaiah 55:1)