German VERB A2 Rank 350

folgen

to follow

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folgen vs kommen

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.

Visual example for kommen
folgen

Auf die Pause folgt die Fragerunde.

The Q&A follows the break.

kommen

Nach der Pause kommt die Fragerunde.

The Q&A comes after the break.

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