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herkommen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German herkomen, from Old High German heraqueman. Equivalent to her +‎ kommen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈheːɐ̯ˌkɔmən]
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Verb

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herkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt her, past tense kam her, past participle hergekommen, past subjunctive käme her, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to come over, come here (towards the speaker)
    Du bist schon lange nicht mehr hergekommen; wo bist du gewesen?
    You haven't come here for a long time; where have you been?
  2. to come from

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • herkommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • herkommen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • herkommen” in Duden online
  • herkommen” in OpenThesaurus.de