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herkommen

/ˈheːɐ̯ˌkɔmən/· verb

to come here (towards the speaker); to come from (Wo kommst du her?)

Herkommen — "Komm mal her!" (come here, to me) and the everyday question "Wo kommst du her?" (where are you from?).

CEFR A2Frequency ●●●●●
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Learning
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Conjugation
ich
komme her
du
kommst her
er/sie/es
kommt her
wir
kommen her
ihr
kommt her
sie/Sie
kommen her
Perfekt ist hergekommenPräteritum kam her

One word, many lives

Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.

herkommen
to come here (to the speaker)

Komm bitte mal her!

Come here, please!

Word family

herkommenkommento comedie Herkunftorigindas Herkunftslandcountry of originhierherkommento come (over) here

Common combinations

  • Komm her!Come here!
  • Wo kommst du her?Where are you from?
  • Wo kommt das her?Where does that come from?

Similar & opposite

≈ Synonyms
kommen
↔ Opposites
hingehenweggehen

Common learner mistakes

  • Wo kommst du hin? (gemeint: woher)
    Wo kommst du her?
    her points towards the speaker or asks where from; hin points away and asks where to.

Real examples

  • Kannst du mal kurz herkommen? Ich brauche Hilfe.Can you come here for a moment? I need help.
  • Wo kommen Sie her, wenn ich fragen darf?Where are you from, if I may ask?
  • Wir sind vor zehn Jahren hergekommen, weil mein Mann hier Arbeit hatte.We came here ten years ago because my husband had work here.

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