komen
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (dialectal, informal) kommen
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch comen, from Old Dutch *kweman, kuman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- *gʷém-. Compare Low German kamen, German kommen, West Frisian komme, English come, Danish komme.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈkoːmə(n)/
- (Belgium) IPA: [ˈkoːmə(n)]
- (Netherlands) IPA: [ˈkoʊ̯mə(n)]
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Verb[edit]
komen
- to come
- to happen, to arise, to come to be, to be caused
- Waarom valt alles altijd naar beneden? — Dat komt door de zwaartekracht.
- Why does everything always fall downwards? — That happens because of gravity.
- Hoe komt het?
- How come?
- Waarom valt alles altijd naar beneden? — Dat komt door de zwaartekracht.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of komen (strong class 4, irregular)
| infinitive | komen | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kom | kwam | ||
| 2nd person singular | komt | kwam | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | komt | kwaamt | ||
| 3rd person singular | komt | kwam | ||
| plural | komen | kwamen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kome | kwame | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | komen | kwamen | ||
| imperative sing. | kom | |||
| imperative plur.1 | komt | |||
| participles | komend | (zijn) gekomen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
komen
- See こめん
