zurück|kommen
Translation
returned, come back
Examples
Er ist gestern zurückgekommen.
He came back yesterday.
Ich bin auf das Thema zurückgekommen.
I came back to the topic.
Grammar Patterns
((from sth.)) to come back from sth. She has come back from her holiday.
((to sth.)) to come back to sth. (a topic) He kept coming back to this topic.
Similar Words
Synonyms: zurückgekehrt (returned), wieder da (there again); Antonyms: weggegangen (gone away), abgereist (departed)
Etymology
Composed of 'zurück' (back) and 'kommen' (to come). Literally means 'come back'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'coming' ('kommen') 'back' ('zurück') home after a trip. It's a very fundamental concept.