Terugkomen: Dutch verb conjugation
terugkomen kwam terug teruggekomen
to come back, to return
/təˈrʏxˌkoːmə(n)/
Conjugation of terugkomen
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | kom terug | kwam terug | ben teruggekomen |
| jij, u | komt terug | kwam terug | bent teruggekomen |
| hij, zij, het | komt terug | kwam terug | is teruggekomen |
| wij, jullie, zij | komen terug | kwamen terug | zijn teruggekomen |
- Past participle: teruggekomen, with zijn.
- Terugkomen is separable: in a main clause the prefix moves to the end, as in “ik kom terug”. See where the prefix goes in other sentences.
Meaning in English
- to come back, to return
- to be echoed in
- to go back on; to renege on
- to revisit (a topic); to pay renewed attention to
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