verb
to come, to arrive
A1
Kommen means to come or to arrive. It’s an intransitive motion verb using auxiliary sein in perfect (bin gekommen). Strong/irregular: stem vowel change (Präteritum kam; Partizip II gekommen). Not reflexive or separable. Use for movement toward speaker or arrival; imperative forms: komm!, kommt!, kommen Sie!
Examples
Er kam gestern Abend.
He came yesterday evening.
Ich komme aus Deutschland.
I'm from Germany.
Der Gast kam erst nach dem Essen, weil sein Flug Verspätung hatte.
The guest only arrived after the meal because his flight was delayed.
Details
Mnemonics
people walking toward you — they come closer
sounds like English 'come on' (kommen)
Notes
Intransitive verb; passive voice forms are not applicable in ordinary usage (passive is normally not formed for pure intransitive verbs). Passive entries in the conjugation table are therefore marked 'not applicable'.