KOMT

Komt is the present tense, third-person singular form of the Dutch verb komen, which means to come or to arrive. It is used when the subject is he, she, or it (hij komt, zij komt, het komt). The form is a common part of everyday speech and appears in a wide range of contexts, from physical movement to figurative emergence.

Conjugation and usage: the infinitive is komen. Present tense forms are: ik kom, jij komt, u komt, hij komt, zij komt, het komt, wij komen, jullie komen, zij komen. The past tense is kwam (singular) and kwamen (plural). The past participle is gekomen, and the perfect tense is formed with is gekomen (for example, Hij is gekomen). Komen is often used with particles like aan en in: de trein komt aan, de bus komt erover vijf minuten. It also appears in idiomatic expressions such as het komt erop aan (it comes down to) or het komt wel goed (it will be fine).

Etymology and cognates: komen is a Germanic verb. Its closest cognates appear in German (kommen) and English (come). In Dutch, the present tense form komt should not be confused with the German kommt, which is the third-person singular present of kommen in German and is spelled with a double m.

See also: Dutch verb conjugation, common Germanic roots, Dutch–English cognates. Komt functions as a versatile verb in both literal movement and figurative sense, making it one of the most frequently used verbs in Dutch.