näherkommen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

näher +‎ kommen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛːɐˌkɔmən] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): [ˈneːɐˌkɔmən] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: nä‧her‧kom‧men
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Verb[edit]

näherkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt näher, past tense kam näher, past participle nähergekommen, past subjunctive käme näher, auxiliary sein)

  1. (with dative object) to come closer
  2. (reflexive) to become closer (socially, with each other)

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