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kommen to come; to arrive; to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)

kommen is the #55 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to come; to arrive; to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)” and is pronounced /ˈkɔmən/.

#55frequency rank
0.17%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of kommen

FormWhat it isMeaning
kommthe/she · presenthe/she comes
kampastcame
gekommenpast participlecome
kämesubjunctive pastcame
seinauxiliary verb
kommeninfinitiveto come
kommend-ing formcoming
kommeI · presentI come
kommenwe · presentwe come
kommeI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I come
kommenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we come
kommstyou · presentyou come
kommtyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) come
kommestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you come
kommetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) come
kommenthey · presentthey come
kommehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she come
kommenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they come
kamI · pastI came
kamenwe · pastwe came
kämeI · subjunctive II (would / if)I would come
kämenwe · subjunctive II (would / if)we would come
kamstyou · pastyou came
kamtyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) came
kämestyou · subjunctive II (would / if)you would come
kämstyou · subjunctive II (would / if)you would come
kämetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if)you (pl.) would come
kämtyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if)you (pl.) would come
kamhe/she · pasthe/she came
kamenthey · pastthey came
kämehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if)he/she would come
kämenthey · subjunctive II (would / if)they would come
kommyou · commandcome!
kommeyou · commandcome!
kommtyou (pl.) · commandcome! (to several)
komenalternative, obsolete
kumenalternative, obsolete
kummenalternative, obsolete

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