
folgen
to follow
To move behind someone or something; to go or drive after them.
Folgen Sie mir, ich zeige Ihnen den Weg zum Büro.
Follow me, I'll show you the way to the office.
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to follow
To move behind someone or something; to go or drive after them.
Folgen Sie mir, ich zeige Ihnen den Weg zum Büro.
Follow me, I'll show you the way to the office.

to follow
To come or take place after something else in time or in a sequence.
Auf den Vortrag folgt eine offene Diskussionsrunde.
The lecture will be followed by an open discussion.

to follow
To obey a command, rule, or piece of advice and keep to it.
Wenn Sie den Anweisungen nicht folgen, müssen Sie den Raum verlassen.
If you do not follow the instructions, you will have to leave the room.

to follow
To be able to understand and grasp a person's thoughts, arguments, or explanations.
Der Professor spricht so schnell, ich kann ihm kaum folgen.
The professor speaks so quickly that I can hardly follow him.

to follow
To regularly view the activities or posts of a person or organization on social media by subscribing to them.
Ich folge mehreren Journalisten auf Twitter, um auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben.
I follow several journalists on Twitter to stay up to date.

to follow from
To result as a logical consequence or outcome from something.
Aus den vorliegenden Fakten folgt, dass der Angeklagte unschuldig sein muss.
It follows from the available facts that the defendant must be innocent.
The verb 'folgen' always takes the dative. This is an important rule because many other languages use a direct object (accusative).
Der Hund folgt seinem Besitzer überallhin.
The dog follows its owner everywhere.
The Perfekt past tense is formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein' (to be), not with 'haben' (to have). This applies to all meanings of the verb.
Ich bin dem Auto bis zur nächsten Kreuzung gefolgt.
I followed the car as far as the next intersection.
'Folgen' is the basis for words like 'die Folge' (consequence, episode) and 'folgend' (following/next). The idea of a sequence or consequence connects these words.
Der Stau war die Folge eines Unfalls.
The traffic jam was the result of an accident.
In the meaning 'verstehen' (to understand), 'folgen' is often used in negative sentences or questions, especially when dealing with complex explanations or fast speakers.
Entschuldigung, ich kann Ihnen nicht ganz folgen. Könnten Sie das wiederholen?
Sorry, I can't quite follow you. Could you repeat that?
When 'folgen' expresses a logical consequence, the preposition 'aus' (+ dative) is always used. The structure is: 'Ergebnis folgt aus Ursache' (result follows from cause).
Aus seiner Reaktion folgt, dass er mit dem Plan nicht einverstanden ist.
It follows from his reaction that he does not agree with the plan.
The meaning connected with social media is very common. The context (e.g., platform names such as Twitter, Instagram, TikTok) immediately makes clear what is meant.
Welchen Accounts folgst du auf Instagram für gute Rezepte?
Which accounts do you follow on Instagram for good recipes?
to come
Both words describe which event takes place next in a sequence. kommen puts the next element itself in the foreground; folgen explicitly emphasizes that it comes after something previous. Use kommen in a list and folgen when the sequence relationship is important.

Auf die Pause folgt die Fragerunde.
The Q&A follows the break.
Nach der Pause kommt die Fragerunde.
The Q&A comes after the break.