herunterkommen

German

Etymology

herunter- + kommen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛˈʁʊntɐˌkɔmən/
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Verb

herunterkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt herunter, past tense kam herunter, past participle heruntergekommen, past subjunctive käme herunter, auxiliary sein)

  1. to come down, to descend
    Synonyms: herabkommen, (short form, colloquial) runterkommen
  2. (colloquial) to decay, go to seed
    Synonyms: verfallen, (short form, colloquial) runterkommen

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