omkomen
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch ommecomen (“to pass by, end, die”). Equivalent to om + komen. Cognate with Middle High German umbekomen (“to pass by, end, die”), whence modern German umkommen. Compare the phrase om het leven komen, and further ombrengen, om het leven brengen. Regarding the broader semantic use in both Middle Dutch and Middle High German, it is not certain that the short verbs are mere ellipses of the phrases with leven, though they have without doubt been influenced by them.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]omkomen
- to perish
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of omkomen (strong class 4, irregular, separable) | ||||
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| infinitive | omkomen | |||
| past singular | kwam om | |||
| past participle | omgekomen | |||
| infinitive | omkomen | |||
| gerund | omkomen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | kom om | kwam om | omkom | omkwam |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | komt om, kom om2 | kwam om | omkomt | omkwam |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | komt om | kwam om | omkomt | omkwam |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | komt om | kwaamt om | omkomt | omkwaamt |
| 3rd person singular | komt om | kwam om | omkomt | omkwam |
| plural | komen om | kwamen om | omkomen | omkwamen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | kome om | kwame om | omkome | omkwame |
| subjunctive plur.1 | komen om | kwamen om | omkomen | omkwamen |
| imperative sing. | kom om | |||
| imperative plur.1 | komt om | |||
| participles | omkomend | omgekomen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||