dazukommen

Dazukommen is a German verb formed from the adverb dazu and the verb kommen. It expresses that something is added to what has already been mentioned or that someone or something joins or participates in addition to what exists. The sense is that an extra element appears alongside an existing situation, such as costs, facts, or people.

Grammatik and usage

Dazukommen is commonly used as a separable verb in standard German. In the present tense, the verb may appear as kommt dazu (es kommt dazu; weitere Kosten kommen dazu). In the past forms it combines with the auxiliary sein, most often in the participle dazugekommen: Es ist dazugekommen. Plural examples include Es sind weitere Kosten dazugekommen. The two-word construction dazu kommen is also widely used, especially in everyday language, with the same meaning. In phrases, it can indicate that a new element joins a group or discussion, for example: ein neuer Mitarbeiter kommt dazu.

Etymologie and nuance

Etymologically, dazu comes from the adverb meaning “in addition” and combines with kommen (“to come”). The nuance is inherently additive: something is added to a previous set of circumstances or statements. Dazukommen tends to appear in written and formal contexts, while dazu kommen is common in everyday speech.

Beispiele

- Weitere Kosten kommen dazu.

- Ein neuer Beitrag kommt dazu.

- Es ist dazugekommen, dass mehr Personal benötigt wird.