ankomma
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German ankōmen. Equivalent to an- + komma. Compare German ankommen, Dutch aankomen, English oncome.
Verb
ankomma (present ankommer, preterite ankom, supine ankommit, imperative ankom) (intransitive)
Usage notes
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ankomma | — | ||
| supine | ankommit | — | ||
| imperative | ankom | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | ankommen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | ankommer | ankom | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | ankomma | ankommo | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | ankomme | ankomme | — | — |
| present participle | ankommande | |||
| past participle | ankommen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
Further reading
- ankomma in Svensk ordbok.