dazwischenkommen
/daˈtsvɪʃn̩ˌkɔmən/
verb
B2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
separable
Forms
- present
- kommt dazwischen
- past
- kam dazwischen
- perfect
- ist dazwischengekommen
Meaning
-
to intervene
Built from dazwischen (in between) + kommen (to come).
Made of
- dazwischen in between
- kommen to come
Similar words
Dazwischenkommen is for something to come up unexpectedly and interfere, an unplanned event getting in the way; einschreiten is actively intervening to stop something, like police stepping in.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does dazwischenkommen mean?
to intervene
2 Fill the gap: Mir ist etwas ___.
Full sentence: Mir ist etwas dazwischengekommen. (Something came up.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches dazwischenkommen?
dazwischenkommen: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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