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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch utecōmen. Equivalent to uit + komen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈœy̯tˌkoː.mə(n)/
- Hyphenation: uit‧ko‧men
Verb
uitkomen
- (transitive) to be able to figure out or find a solution for
Hoe lang ik ook nadenk over dit probleem, ik kom er niet uit.- No matter how long I think about this problem, I can't figure it out.
- (intransitive) to come out right, to fit together, to be solvable, to have a result or solution
Deze som klopt niet, het komt niet uit.- This sum isn't right, it doesn't come out right.
- (intransitive) to be fitting, to be convenient
- Komt die dag jou uit? — Nee het komt me juist erg slecht uit.
- Is that day convenient for you? — No, it is actually rather inconvenient for me.
- (intransitive) to hatch
Het ei is nog niet uitgekomen.- The egg hasn't hatched yet.
- (intransitive) to come true
1994, Marco Borsato, Dromen zijn bedrog:Een keer in de zoveel tijd komen dromen uit.- Once every so often, dreams come true.
- (intransitive, Judaism) to become Jewish
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