herzukommen
German, verb[hɛɐ̯ˈt͡suːˌkɔmən]
herzukommen is spelled H-E-R-Z-U-K-O-M-M-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herzukommen is a German verb meaning “zu-infinitive of herkommen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich [an den Sprechenden] heranbewegen, herbeikommen”.
What does herzukommen mean in English?
verb
- 1
zu-infinitive of herkommen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich [an den Sprechenden] heranbewegen, herbeikommen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herzukommen
- komme herzu present
- kommst herzu present
- kommt herzu present
- kam herzu past
- käme herzu subjunctive-ii
- komm herzu! imperative singular
- kommt herzu! imperative plural
- herzugekommen participle-2 perfect
- sein auxiliary perfect
- herzugekommen sein active infinitive perfect
- herzugekommen gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- herzuzukommen active extended infinitive
- herzugekommen zu sein active extended infinitive
- herzugekommen gewesen zu sein statal-passive extended infinitive
- herzukommend participle present active
- komme herzu! imperative second-person singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herzukommen?
- [hɛɐ̯ˈt͡suːˌkɔmən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is herzukommen in German?
herzukommen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).