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ankommen

arrived

Meaning of ankommen

came to a place or destination

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German[ˈanˌkɔmən]
Chinese pronunciation in Latin letters/tɑʊ˥˩ tɑ˧˥ lə/
arrived
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ankommen with Chinese translation

ankommen usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Wir sind gestern Abend in Berlin angekommen.

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Der Bus ist pünktlich angekommen.

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ankommen到达了
kochen做饭
sich ändern
binden
folgen遵循
entfernen移除
sich anfühlen感觉

ankommen synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between ankommen / eingetroffen / angekommen / gekommen / angelangt / eintreffen

E
🇩🇪German
eingetroffen

Neutral, slightly formal: means someone or something has arrived and is now present at the destination.

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angekommen

The most common neutral everyday word for having reached a place.

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G
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gekommen

More general: “came/has come.” It stresses movement toward a place rather than the final arrival itself.

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angelangt

Neutral but somewhat literary/formal: means one has reached the destination.

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E
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eintreffen

More common in formal language: used for the arrival of people, letters, parcels, messages, or news.

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E
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einlaufen

Usually used for ships, sometimes for sports results or shrinking fabric; not a general synonym for ordinary arrival.

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E
🇩🇪German
eingehen

Can mean “to come in/arrive” for letters or applications, but it has many other meanings, so it is only a limited synonym of “ankommen.”

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L
🇩🇪German
landen

Means “to land” or “to end up somewhere”; often used for planes, sometimes colloquially for ending up in a place or situation.

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How to pronounce ankommen and what this word means

ankommen means arrived. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce ankommen

[ˈanˌkɔmən]

ankommen translation

arrived

ankommen examples

Wir sind gestern Abend in Berlin angekommen.

ankommen transcription

[ˈanˌkɔmən]

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ankommen meaning: what does it mean?

an einem Ort oder Ziel eintreffen

ankommen pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

ankommen is pronounced as [ˈanˌkɔmən]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

ankommen definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Wir sind gestern Abend in Berlin angekommen. Translation: Мы прибыли вчера вечером в Берлин.

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