aufkommen

== German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German ūfkomen, from Old High German ūfqueman. By surface analysis, auf- +‎ kommen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʔaʊ̯fkɔmən] Hyphenation: auf‧kom‧men === Verb === aufkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt auf, past tense kam auf, past participle aufgekommen, past subjunctive käme auf, auxiliary sein) (intransitive) to arise, to appear (in a somewhat spontaneous manner without a specified origin; of wind, but also of moods, feelings, ideas within a group or person) Ein Sturm kommt auf. ― A storm is brewing. to come up (in conversation) Wenn die Frage aufkommt, ... ― If the question comes up, ... to come into use, to become widely spread or known (of practices, technologies, trends, words, etc.) to pay for; to compensate for, to carry the cost(s) of [with für (+ accusative) ‘something’] für die Kosten aufkommen ― to bear the costs für den Lebensunterhalt aufkommen ― to cover the costs of living. für jemandes Unterhalt aufkommen ― to pay for somebody's keep to hit the ground (after a jump or fall) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Aufkommen aufgekommen === Further reading === “aufkommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “aufkommen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “aufkommen” in Duden online “aufkommen” in OpenThesaurus.de