nachkommen
See also: Nachkommen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nāchkomen, from Old High German nāhqueman; equivalent to nach- + kommen. Compare Dutch nakomen, Hunsrik nohkomme.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌkɔmən/
- Hyphenation: nach‧kom‧men
- Homophone: Nachkommen
Verb
- (intransitive) to come later; to come up; to come when others already have
- Geht schon mal vor, ich komme nach.
- Just go ahead, I’m coming up.
- (intransitive, + mit, chiefly in negation) to keep up (with); to keep track (of)
- Lauft mal etwas langsamer, ich komme kaum noch nach.
- Please walk a little more slowly, I can hardly keep up anymore.
- Ich komme gar nicht mehr nach mit seinen ganzen Projektchen.
- I can’t even keep track of all of his little projects anymore.
- (intransitive, + dative) to comply (with); to meet; to satisfy (obligations, requirements, etc.)
- Er kommt seinen ehelichen Verpflichtungen nicht nach.
- He does not comply with his marital obligations.
Conjugation
Further reading
- “nachkommen” in Duden online
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