herunter|kommen
Translation
to come down, to descend, to deteriorate, to become run-down
Examples
Komm bitte vom Baum herunter.
Please come down from the tree.
Das alte Haus ist sehr heruntergekommen.
The old house is very run-down.
Nach dem Streit musste er erst mal herunterkommen.
After the argument, he had to calm down first.
Grammar Patterns
to come down ((from sth.)) Please come down from the ladder.
to be run-down The whole district has become very run-down.
Similar Words
Synonyms: to descend, to deteriorate; Antonyms: to come up, to ascend
Etymology
From 'herunter' (down) + 'kommen' (to come). Literally 'to come down'.
Memory Tips
Visualize something physically 'coming down', like from a ladder, and then extend that image to the metaphorical sense of a building's condition or a person's status 'coming down'.