umkommen
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verb
- to be killed; to perish; to die a (usually) violent death
Forms
Present
| I | komme um |
|---|---|
| you | kommst um |
| he, she, it | kommt um |
| we | kommen um |
| you (plural) | kommt um |
| they | kommen um |
Preterite
| I | kam um |
|---|---|
| you | kamst um |
| he, she, it | kam um |
| we | kamen um |
| you (plural) | kamt um |
| they | kamen um |
Subjunctive I
| I | komme um |
|---|---|
| you | kommest um |
| he, she, it | komme um |
| we | kommen um |
| you (plural) | kommet um |
| they | kommen um |
Subjunctive II
| I | käme um |
|---|---|
| you | kämest um / kämst um |
| he, she, it | käme um |
| we | kämen um |
| you (plural) | kämet um / kämt um |
| they | kämen um |
Imperative
| you | komm um / komme um |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | kommt um |
Other forms
| infinitive | umkommen |
|---|---|
| past participle | umgekommen |
| present participle | umkommend |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Beim großen Erdbeben von 1356 kamen in Basel viele Menschen um.In the great earthquake of 1356 many people in Basel died.B2Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B2)
- Der Vater von Anke war Augenzeuge des Angriffs, bei dem über 300 Menschen umkamen.Anke's father was an eyewitness to the raid in which over 300 people died.B2Noch einmal, bitte (24) — Once more, please (24) (B2)
- Im Krieg sind in Köln viele Tausend Menschen umgekommen, erzählt die Großmutter leise.Many thousands of people died in Cologne in the war, the grandmother says quietly.B2Noch einmal, bitte (7) — Once more, please (7) (B2)