Before you start
Meet kommen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 19 meanings
- to come; to arrive
- to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
- to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome)
- to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged)
- (imperative, often with schon) to come on (used to encourage someone)
- (impersonal) to occur; to happen; to come to be [with clause or zu (+ dative)]
Forms
How kommen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | komme | kam |
| du | kommst | kamst |
| er/sie/es | kommt | kam |
| wir | kommen | kamen |
| ihr | kommt | kamt |
| Sie | kommen | kamen |
Partizip II gekommen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich komme um acht nach Hause.I come home at eight.present, coming home
- 2Wir sind gestern spät gekommen.We came late yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Wenn du Zeit hast, komm bitte zu mir.If you have time, please come to my place.verb at the end after wenn
Verb family
Separable verbs built on kommen
Add a prefix to kommen and the meaning changes.
- ankommento arrive
- vorkommento happen, occur, seem
- zurückkommento return
- hereinkommento come in
- herauskommento come out
- zukommento come towards, be in store
- herkommento come here
- aufkommento come up, arise, pay for
- entgegenkommento come to meet, accommodate
- auskommento get by, get on, manage
- zusammenkommento meet, come together