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Komen

B1Verbs · lesson 47 of 79

The conjugation of the [present tense](#/lesson/Verbs.Re07) of _komen_ (to come) is perfectly regular, it is just the stem that is irregular:

Simple present:

ik | kom | we | komen

je | komt | jullie | komen

hij | komt | ze | komen

Simple past:

ik | kwam | we | kwamen

je | kwam | jullie | kwamen

hij | kwam | ze | kwamen

Past participle: gekomen

Can you see the irregularity?

Recall the [first stem rule](#/lesson/Verbs.Re03): a long vowel infinitive requires a long vowel stem. At least, this is what goes for regular verbs. In the case of the long-vowel-verb _komen,_ we would expect the stem to be _koom._ But instead, we have a short-vowel-stem _kom._

A few examples of verbs with the same conjugation as 'komen': 'bekomen' (to recover), 'ontkomen' (to escape), 'overkomen' (to happen to), 'aankomen' (to arrive, to put on weight).

Note that the examples above give you the unstressed [personal pronouns](#/lesson/Pronouns.Ps01). Some pronouns change when they are stressed in a phrase: je/jij, we/wij, ze/zij (both singular and plural).

Gaan, slaan, staan Mogen
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