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ankommer

Ankommer is the present tense form of the verb ankomme in Danish and Norwegian, meaning to arrive. It is used to indicate that a person or thing arrives or is on the way to a destination. The form is commonly seen in travel advisories, shipping notices, and everyday conversation about schedules. Example sentences include Danish: "Pakken ankommer i morgen." and Norwegian: "Pakken ankommer i morgen." Both translate to "The package arrives tomorrow." In both languages, ankommer is the standard form used with third-person subjects in the present tense; the full paradigm follows typical Germanic verb patterns.

The verb is cognate with related forms in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch aankomen and German

In usage, ankommer often introduces temporal cues and destinations, e.g., "Fergen ankommer klokken ni." The term

See also: Ankomst; Komme; Arrival.

ankommen,
all
drawing
from
a
common
Proto-Germanic
root
meaning
to
come
toward
or
reach.
The
noun
form
for
arrival
in
these
languages
is
typically
ankomst
in
Danish
and
Norwegian,
a
related
but
distinct
word.
is
common
in
logistics,
travel
planning,
and
news
reporting
when
describing
arrivals.