Before you start
Meet herauskommen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
heraus- + kommen
- heraus-
- out from inside or from a place, toward here
- kommen
- to come
Something comes out from inside or from elsewhere into view here.
So herauskommen means to come out, emerge, or be released.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on kommen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
- ankommento arrive
- vorkommento happen, occur, seem
- zurückkommento return
- hereinkommento come in
- zukommento come towards, be in store
- herkommento come here
- aufkommento come up, arise, pay for
- entgegenkommento come to meet, accommodate
Separable verb: heraus·kommen
In a main clause the prefix heraus splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDer Vogel kommt aus dem Käfig heraus.The bird comes out of the cage.
Subordinate clauseIch freue mich, weil der Vogel aus dem Käfig herauskommt.I'm happy because the bird comes out of the cage.
Participle: herausgekommenzu-infinitive: herauszukommen
Forms
How herauskommen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | komme heraus | kam heraus |
| du | kommst heraus | kamst heraus |
| er/sie/es | kommt heraus | kam heraus |
| wir | kommen heraus | kamen heraus |
| ihr | kommt heraus | kamt heraus |
| Sie | kommen heraus | kamen heraus |
Partizip II herausgekommen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Der Zug kommt aus dem Tunnel heraus.The train comes out of the tunnel.prefix goes to the end
- 2Das neue Buch ist gestern herausgekommen.The new book came out yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Wenn die Sonne herauskommt, gehen wir spazieren.When the sun comes out, we go for a walk.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
herauskommen + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that the dog comes out of the house.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He has come out, and I have seensehen him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the sundie Sonne came out, we went for a walkspazieren gehen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We stayedbleiben homezu Hause because the newspaperdie Zeitung came out latespät.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The bookdas Buch that came out yesterdaygestern is alreadyschon here.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The newneu filmder Film can come out next weeknächste Woche.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She hopeshoffen to come out of the housedas Haus soonbald.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When did the newneu bus scheduleder Busfahrplan come out?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
herauskommen + der Film + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that the film comes out today.
- 3Put the verb at the end of the obwohl-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What new film, book, or song came out recently that you liked?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using herauskommen.
- 2Say what came out and when.
- 3Use an accusative pronoun for the film, book, or song.