vorkommen

See also: Vorkommen

German

Etymology

vor- + kommen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmən]
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Verb

vorkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present kommt vor, past tense kam vor, past participle vorgekommen, past subjunctive käme vor, auxiliary sein)

  1. to occur, happen
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 22/2010, page 126:
      Pasta, Kuchen, Müsli, Brot – wer an Zöliakie leidet, muss viele gängige Lebensmittel meiden: Das Eiweiß Gluten, das bei den Betroffenen zu chronischer Darmentzündung führt, kommt in den meisten Getreidearten vor.
      Pasta, cakes, muesli, bread – someone who suffers from celiac disease has to avoid many common foods: the protein gluten, which leads to chronic intestinal inflammation for the sufferers, occurs in most types of grain.
  2. to seem, appear
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 38:
      Er ging rasch und sicher, trällerte vor sich hin, endlich begann er sogar zu singen mit einer schönen dunklen Stimme, die ihm selber fremd vorkam.
      He walked fast and firmly, trilled to himself, finally he even started to sing in a beautiful dark voice, which seemed unfamiliar to himself.
  3. (reflexive) to feel

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