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)/
  • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ko‧men
  • Rhymes: -oːmən

Verb

komen

  1. (intransitive) to come
    Kom je morgen ook naar het feest?Are you also coming to the party tomorrow?
  2. (intransitive) to happen, to arise, to come to be, to be caused
    Dit probleem komt door zijn nalatigheid.This problem is caused by his negligence.
    Hoe komt het?How come?
  3. (copulative, Belgium) to become
    Synonym: worden
    Ik kom wakkerI wake up
  4. (informal) synonym of klaarkomen (to orgasm, come)
    Ik kwam op haar tieten.I came on her tits.

Conjugation

Conjugation 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 kom kwam
2nd person sing. (jij) komt, kom2 kwam
2nd person sing. (u) komt kwam
2nd person sing. (gij) komt kwaamt
3rd person singular komt kwam
plural komen kwamen
subjunctive sing.1 kome kwame
subjunctive plur.1 komen kwamen
imperative sing. kom
imperative plur.1 komt
participles komend gekomen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English comment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.mɛn/

Noun

komen

  1. comment

Verb

komen

  1. to comment

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 (plural komen-komen)

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

Japanese

Romanization

komen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こめん