aankomt

Aankomt is a nonstandard written form that some people encounter in Dutch texts. In standard Dutch, the present tense of the verb aankomen is written as two words: komt aan. The infinitive is aankomen, and the past participle is aangekomen. The present tense forms are: ik kom aan; jij komt aan; hij/zij/het komt aan; wij komen aan; jullie komen aan; zij komen aan.

Aankomt as a single word is generally considered incorrect in formal writing, though it can appear as a typographical error, in nonstandard dialect writings, or in older texts. The fused spelling does not reflect the conventional separation of prefix aan- from the verb komen in modern Dutch syntax.

The meaning of the verb aankomen is “to arrive” or “to arrive at a destination.” The third-person singular present tense form is “komt aan,” as in De trein komt aan. The noun form related to the concept is aankomst, meaning “arrival,” which is used for events, times, or processes of arriving.

Etymologically, aankomen is built from the prefix aan- meaning “toward” or “onto” and the verb komen meaning “to come.” Related terms include aankomst (arrival), aankomend (upcoming or arriving), and other compound forms built with the prefix aan-.