wegkommen

/ˈvɛkˌkɔmən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
kommt weg
past
kam weg
perfect
ist weggekommen

Meaning

  1. to get away; to go missing

    Built from weg (away) + kommen (to come).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • weg away
  • kommen to come

Practice

1 What does wegkommen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mein Portemonnaie ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wegkommen?

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