kam
Translation
came
Examples
Er kam gestern zu spät.
He came too late yesterday.
Sie kam aus Spanien.
She came from Spain.
Mir kam eine gute Idee.
A good idea came to me.
Grammar Patterns
((from sth.)) to come from somewhere She came from Italy.
((to sb.)) to come to someone He came to me.
((into sth.)) to come into somewhere The teacher came into the room.
Similar Words
Synonyms: erschien (appeared); Antonyms: ging (went)
Etymology
The simple past (Präteritum) of the strong verb 'kommen' (to come).
Memory Tips
Sounds very similar to the English 'came'. Remember this is the simple past tense, often used in written narratives.