{"id":3940,"date":"2012-06-06T14:16:40","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T14:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2012-06-05T22:17:54","modified_gmt":"2012-06-05T22:17:54","slug":"the-german-verb-kommen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-german-verb-kommen\/","title":{"rendered":"The German verb \u201ckommen\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you get in contact with strangers you would certainly like to find out more about them. Among other things, you would probably like know where a person does come from. In order to ask someone in German where a person is from you need to know the German verb \u201ckommen\u201d (to come). In order to conjugate \u201ckommen\u201d all you have to do is lop the ending \u2013en off the stem and attach the correct conjugation ending.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\n

Singular<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Plural<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1st<\/sup> Person<\/td>\nich komme<\/strong><\/td>\nwir kommen<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n(I come)<\/td>\n(we come)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/sup> person<\/td>\nSie kommen<\/strong> (formal)<\/td>\nSie kommen<\/strong> (formal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n(you come)<\/td>\n(you come)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ndu kommst<\/strong> (informal)<\/td>\nihr kommt<\/strong> (informal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n(you come)<\/td>\n(you come)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/sup> person<\/td>\ner \/ sie \/ es kommt<\/strong><\/td>\nsie kommen<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n(he \/ she \/ it comes)<\/td>\n(they come)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Here are possible question how you can ask where someone is from.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWoher kommen Sie? (Where do you come from?) \u2013 formal, 2nd<\/sup> pers. sgl. and pl.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\nIch komme aus \u2026 (I come from \u2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWoher kommst du? Informal (Where do you come from?) \u2013 informal, 2nd<\/sup> pers. sgl.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\nIch komme aus \u2026 (I come from \u2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWoher kommt ihr? (Where do you come from?) \u2013 informal, 3rd<\/sup> pers. pl.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\nWir kommen aus \u2026 (We come from \u2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWoher kommt Annika? (Where does Annika come from?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\nSie kommt aus \u2026 (She comes from \u2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWoher kommt Thorsten? (Where does Thorsten come from?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\nEr kommt aus \u2026 (He comes from \u2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Keep in mind that most countries, towns, and cities are neuter in German. Therefore, they take the article das<\/em>. But all countries, towns, and cities which take das<\/em> are never used with the articles. That is, you do not<\/strong> say \u201cIch komme aus dem<\/span> Deutschland\u201d but simply \u201cIch komme aus Deutschland.\u201d An article is only used when a country, town, or city is either feminine or masculine in the nominative case. Here is a list of some examples.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

die USA \u2013 the USA (Ich komme aus den<\/strong> USA.)<\/p>\n

die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika \u2013 the United States of America (Ich komme aus den<\/strong> Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika.)<\/p>\n

der Irak \u2013 Iraq (Ich komme aus dem<\/strong> Irak.)<\/p>\n

der Iran \u2013 Iran (Ich komme aus dem<\/strong> Iran.)<\/p>\n

der Jemen \u2013 Yemen (Ich komme aus dem<\/strong> Jemen.)<\/p>\n

der Libanon \u2013 Lebanon (Ich komme aus dem<\/strong> Lebanon.)<\/p>\n

der Kongo \u2013 Congo (Ich komme aus dem<\/strong> Kongo.)<\/p>\n

die Schweiz \u2013 Switzerland (Ich komme aus der<\/strong> Schweiz.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you get in contact with strangers you would certainly like to find out more about them. Among other things, you would probably like know where a person does come from. In order to ask someone in German where a person is from you need to know the German verb \u201ckommen\u201d (to come). In order…<\/p>\n

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