zugutegekommen
Zugutegekommen is the past participle of the German verb zugutekommen, an idiomatic expression meaning to come to someone’s advantage or to be of benefit. The construction typically uses a dative experiencer: etwas kommt jdm zugute. The subject of the sentence is the factor that provides the benefit, while the person who benefits is indicated in the dative case.
The phrase can refer to something that has already benefited someone. For example: Die Maßnahme ist dem
Infinitive forms include zugutekommen or zugutekommen; past participle forms are zugutegekommen. Both spellings are encountered in
The expression combines zu gut (to the good) with kommen (to come), conveying that something has arrived
Synonyms include nützlich sein, von Nutzen sein, sich auszahlen; a related verb is zugutekommen, used in similar