unterkommen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German underkomen, from Old High German untarqueman, from Proto-West Germanic *underkweman. Equivalent to unter- +‎ kommen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊntəɐ̯kɔmən/, /ˈʊntɐ-/, [-kɔmː] (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈʊntɛɐ̯kɔmɛn/, /ˈʊntɐ-/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) Hyphenation: un‧ter‧kom‧men === Verb === unterkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt unter, past tense kam unter, past participle untergekommen, past subjunctive käme unter, auxiliary sein) (intransitive) to find a place (e.g., a job, accommodation, etc.) (intransitive) to find shelter Synonym: unterschlüpfen (intransitive, chiefly in the past participle) to encounter, to come across someone or something Ist dir sowas schon einmal untergekommen? ― Have you ever encountered something like this? ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Unterkommen Unterkunft ==== Related terms ==== ankommen untertauchen === Further reading === “unterkommen” in Duden online “unterkommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “unterkommen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon