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Updated 22 October 2026

ankommen

to arrive, to depend on (es kommt darauf an, B1)

irregularPerfekt with seinseparable: anlevel A1
Infinitiveankommen
Present (er)kommt an
Präteritum (er)kam an
Perfekt (er)ist angekommen

Good to know. Separable verb: in Präsens and Präteritum the prefix 'an' jumps to the end of the sentence. In the Perfekt it stays on: angekommen.

ankommen in every tense

The three you'll use most are highlighted: Präsens for now, Perfekt for the past when you speak, Futur I for later.

Präsens

now

ichkomme anI arrive
dukommst anyou arrive
er/sie/eskommt anhe/she arrives
wirkommen anwe arrive
ihrkommt anyou arrive
sie/Siekommen anthey arrive

Präteritum

past, mostly written

ichkam anI arrived
dukamst anyou arrived
er/sie/eskam anhe/she arrived
wirkamen anwe arrived
ihrkamt anyou arrived
sie/Siekamen anthey arrived

Perfekt

past, spoken, with sein

ichbin angekommenI have arrived
dubist angekommenyou have arrived
er/sie/esist angekommenhe/she has arrived
wirsind angekommenwe have arrived
ihrseid angekommenyou have arrived
sie/Siesind angekommenthey have arrived

Plusquamperfekt

had done

ichwar angekommenI had arrived
duwarst angekommenyou had arrived
er/sie/eswar angekommenhe/she had arrived
wirwaren angekommenwe had arrived
ihrwart angekommenyou had arrived
sie/Siewaren angekommenthey had arrived

Futur I

will do

ichwerde ankommenI will arrive
duwirst ankommenyou will arrive
er/sie/eswird ankommenhe/she will arrive
wirwerden ankommenwe will arrive
ihrwerdet ankommenyou will arrive
sie/Siewerden ankommenthey will arrive

Imperativ

telling someone to do it

duKomm an!
ihrKommt an!
SieKommen Sie an!

ankommen in use

  • A1

    Der Zug kommt um 10 Uhr an.

    The train arrives at 10 o'clock.

  • A1

    Wir sind gut angekommen.

    We've arrived safely.

  • A1

    Wann kommst du in Berlin an?

    When do you arrive in Berlin?

    in + Dativ: in Berlin, am Bahnhof

  • B1

    Das kommt darauf an.

    It depends.

Phrases

  • Das kommt darauf an.It depends.

Good to know

  • Helper verb 'sein': Ich bin angekommen.
  • Arrive IN a place: in Berlin ankommen, am Flughafen ankommen.
  • Goes with: in / an + Dativ (in Wien, am Bahnhof)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is ankommen with haben or sein in the Perfekt?

ankommen takes sein. For example: bin angekommen.

What is the past tense of ankommen?

Präteritum: kam an. Perfekt: bin angekommen.

Is ankommen a regular verb?

No, it's irregular (strong): the stem changes.