drankommen

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German

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Etymology

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dran- +‎ kommen

Pronunciation

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Verb

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drankommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt dran, past tense kam dran, past participle drangekommen, past subjunctive käme dran, auxiliary sein)

  1. (informal) to touch inadvertently [with an (+ accusative) ‘something’ or da or hier or other pronominal adverb]
    Das war keine Absicht. Ich muss da irgendwie drangekommen sein.
    That wasn't on purpose. I must have touched it somehow.
  2. (informal) to manage to reach [with an (+ accusative) ‘something’ or da or hier or other pronominal adverb]
    Bring mir mal den Stuhl. Ich komm nicht an das Brett dran.
    Fetch me the chair, would you? I can't reach the board.
  3. (colloquial) to manage to obtain; to come by; to get at [with an (+ accusative) ‘something’ or da or hier or other pronominal adverb]
    Teuer sind die nicht besonders, aber es ist schwer, da dranzukommen.
    They're not particularly expensive, but hard to come by.
  4. (informal) to have one's go/turn
    Du kommst als Nächstes dran.You're next.
    Ich hab mich die ganze Zeit gemeldet, aber bin gar nicht drangekommen.
    I had my hand raised the whole time, but I never got my turn.
  5. (colloquial) to take office; to assume some high position (especially political)
    Wann ist der Kohl drangekommen? – 1982, glaub ich.
    When did Kohl become chancellor? – 1982, I think.
  6. (colloquial) to be asked about in a test
    Das braucht ihr nicht lernen. Das kommt eh nicht dran.
    You don’t have to revise this. It won't be tested anyway.

Usage notes

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  • In senses 1 to 3, when used with an, dran is not necessary and could just as well be left out; thus: Ich komm nicht an das Brett.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • drankommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache