
nachkommen is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
nachkommen
follow / comply
/ˈnaːxˌkɔmən/Conjugation
Principal parts
nachkommen, kam nach, ist nachgekommen
Practice "nachkommen"
Examples — nachkommen in a sentence
Ich komme später nach.
I'll follow later.
Sie ist ihren Pflichten nachgekommen.
She fulfilled her duties.
How to remember it
"nach" (after) + kommen → come after / follow; also comply with.
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