komen

See also: Komen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cōmen, from Old Dutch cuman, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːmə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ko‧men
  • Rhymes: -oːmən

Verb

komen

  1. (intransitive) to come
  2. (intransitive) to happen, to arise, to come to be, to be caused
    Waarom valt alles altijd naar beneden? — Dat komt door de zwaartekracht.
    Why does everything always fall downwards? — That happens because of gravity.
    Hoe komt het?
    How come?

Inflection
Inflection of komen (strong class 4, irregular)
infinitive komen
past singular kwam
past participle gekomen
infinitive komen
gerund komen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular komkwam
2nd person sing. (jij) komtkwam
2nd person sing. (u) komtkwam
2nd person sing. (gij) komtkwaamt
3rd person singular komtkwam
plural komenkwamen
subjunctive sing.1 komekwame
subjunctive plur.1 komenkwamen
imperative sing. kom
imperative plur.1 komt
participles komendgekomen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kom
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kumu
  • Javindo: kom
  • Jersey Dutch: kôme
  • Negerhollands: kom
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: kum, com, come

Indonesian

Etymology

From English comment, either directly or via Malay komen, from Middle English coment, from Old French coment (“commentary”), from Late Latin commentum, from comminisci (“to invent”). Doublet of komentar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkomɛn]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧mèn

Noun

komèn (first-person possessive komenku, second-person possessive komenmu, third-person possessive komennya)

  1. (Internet, colloquial) comment (spoken or written remark)
    Hypernym: komentar

Japanese

Romanization

komen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こめん
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