verb
to manage, to cope, to get by
B1
Means to manage, to cope or to get by. Separable verb (kommst zurecht). Auxiliary: sein in the perfect (ist zurechtgekommen). Strong irregular: preterite kam zurecht, participle zurechtgekommen. Not reflexive. Describes coping or managing a situation. No specific preposition required. Common in spoken and written German.
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Sie kam mit der Aufgabe zurecht.
She coped with the task.
Ich komme mit dem neuen Job gut zurecht.
I'm managing the new job well.
Sie kommt nicht mit dem Stress zurecht.
She can't cope with the stress.
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Imagine someone stepping over hurdles and reaching the finish line — they 'zurechtkommen' (they manage).
Think 'you're-right-come on' — you come to be right/sorted: zurechtkommen = to manage.
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zurechtkommen is a separable verb (ich komme zurecht). It usually takes sein as auxiliary in perfect tenses (ist zurechtgekommen) and is commonly used with dative objects or prepositional phrases. Meaning: to manage, cope, get by. | Intransitive verb; passive forms are not applicable. Note: Konjunktiv I has no distinct simple past (Präteritum) forms — those are not applicable here; use Konjunktiv II for counterfactual/simple-past-subjunctive meanings.