vrijkomt

Vrijkomt is a form of the Dutch verb vrijkomen, meaning to become available, to be released, or to be freed from restriction. The infinitive is vrijkomen; the past participle is vrijgekomen. In standard present tense, the verb is typically written as komt vrij; forms such as vrijkomt can appear in some contexts or readings, but the usual construction is the finite verb followed by the word vrij.

The concept is used across several domains. In housing and services, it is common to say that a space or resource “komt vrij” or “komt beschikbaar” when it becomes available, for example: “Er komt een kamer vrij per 1 juni.” In finance and administration, funds or budgets “komen vrij,” meaning they are released for use. In legal or correctional contexts, a person may “vrijkomen” from detention, as in “de gevangene komt vrij.” In technology and product development, new features or updates can also be described as “vrijgekomen” or said to “komen vrij” in a release cycle.

Etymology and related terms: vrijkomen is composed of vrij (free) and komen (to come). Related terms include vrijgave (release or publication of something), vrijmaken (to free up or to make available), and vrijgesproken (acquitted), which share the same semantic field of freeing or making available.

See also: vrijgave, vrijmaken, vrijspraak. In use, vrijkomt appears primarily as the present tense form used to describe something becoming available or being released.