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gekommen

come

Zeigt, dass jemand oder etwas an einem Ort eintraf.

The German word "gekommen" is the past participle of the verb "kommen" which means "to come".

  • kommen = to come
  • gekommen = come (past participle, used with auxiliary "sein" in perfect tenses)

Similar words include:

  • ankommen (to arrive)
  • eintreffen (to arrive)
  • herkommen (to come here)

Difference:

  • "gekommen" simply means having come (movement towards somewhere).
  • "ankommen" focuses on the arrival at a destination.
  • "eintreffen" emphasizes reaching a scheduled point.
  • "herkommen" denotes movement toward the speaker's location.

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Examples

Meine Freunde sind spät gekommen.other

My friends have come late.

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