German edit

Etymology edit

näher +‎ kommen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛːɐˌkɔmən] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): [ˈneːɐˌkɔmən] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: nä‧her‧kom‧men
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Verb edit

näherkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt näher, past tense kam näher, past participle nähergekommen, past subjunctive käme näher, auxiliary sein)

  1. (with dative object) to come closer
  2. (reflexive) to become closer (socially, with each other)

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