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come
/kʌm/
kommen
When does the train come to the station?
Wann kommt der Zug am Bahnhof an?
neutral
sich bewegen, um irgendwo anzukommen
She came to the party late.
Sie kam spät zur Party.
The idea came to me in the shower.
Die Idee kam mir unter der Dusche.
Often used with prepositions (come to, come from, come with) to indicate direction or origin.
neutral
eintreten, stattfinden (z. B. Ereignisse)
The meeting will come after lunch.
Das Meeting findet nach dem Mittagessen statt.
Can imply a natural or expected occurrence.
neutral
in einem bestimmten Zustand enden
The cake came out perfectly.
Der Kuchen ist perfekt geworden.
Often used with adjectives to describe results.
neutral
sich entwickeln oder verändern (z. B. Wetter, Jahreszeiten)
Winter is coming soon.
Der Winter kommt bald.
Common in expressions about time or natural processes.
Verwandte Ausdrücke
Profi-Tipp
Come vs. Go
Use 'come' when movement is towards the speaker or a point of reference. Use 'go' when movement is away from the speaker or the point of reference. Example: 'Come here!' (towards me) vs. 'Go there!' (away from me).
Goldene Regel
Direction Matters
'Come' implies movement toward the speaker or a specified location. Always check the context to ensure the direction is clear.
Wortursprung
Old English 'cuman' (to come), from Proto-Germanic '*kwemanan', related to German 'kommen' and Dutch 'komen'.
Verwendungshinweise
The verb 'come' is irregular: come (base), came (past), come (past participle). It often pairs with prepositions (e.g., come in, come out, come along) to form phrasal verbs with specific meanings.
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