näherkommen

== German == === Etymology === näher +‎ kommen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnɛːɐˌkɔmən] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): [ˈneːɐˌkɔmən] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: nä‧her‧kom‧men === Verb === näherkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt näher, past tense kam näher, past participle nähergekommen, past subjunctive käme näher, auxiliary sein) to come closer [with dative ‘to someone/something’] (reflexive) to become closer (socially, with each other) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “näherkommen” in Duden online “näherkommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache