
auskommen is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
auskommen
get by / manage
/ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔmən/Conjugation
Principal parts
auskommen, kam aus, ist ausgekommen
Practice "auskommen"
Examples — auskommen in a sentence
Ich komme mit wenig Geld aus.
I get by on little money.
Sie kommt gut mit ihm aus.
She gets along well with him.
How to remember it
"aus" (out) + kommen → come out okay, i.e. get by / manage.
Word family
kommen family · 9 related words
- ankommen to arrive
- auskommen get by / manage Not predictable
- bekommen to receive, to get Not predictable
- mitkommen come along
- nachkommen follow / comply Shifted meaning
- vorkommen occur / seem Shifted meaning
- weiterkommen make progress
- zurückkommen come back