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hinkommen
to get there
To reach a specific place or destination; to arrive at a place.
example
Weißt du, wie wir am schnellsten zum Bahnhof hinkommen?
Do you know how we can get to the train station the fastest?
hinkommen
to get there / to add up / to manage
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Usage tips
Separable verb
'Hinkommen' (to get there / to add up / to manage) is a separable verb with the prefix 'hin-'. In a main clause, the prefix stands at the end. In a subordinate clause or with a modal verb, the verb stays together.
EXAMPLE
Ich komme da gleich hin.
I'll come there in a moment.
Context clue
You can recognize the meaning of 'hinkommen' (to get there / to add up / to manage) from the context. If it is about a place, it means 'erreichen' (to reach). If it is about numbers or logic, it means 'stimmen' (to be correct / to add up). If it appears with the preposition 'mit' (with), it means 'ausreichen' (to be enough).
EXAMPLE
Wir müssen zum Flughafen hinkommen. (Ort)
We have to get to the airport. (place)
Asking for directions
In the meaning 'einen Ort erreichen' (to reach a place), 'hinkommen' (to get there) is very often used in questions to ask for directions or the route.
EXAMPLE
Entschuldigung, wie komme ich zum Museum hin?
Excuse me, how do I get to the museum?
With calculations
This figurative meaning is almost always used in negative or interrogative sentences to express doubt about a sum, an estimate, or a statement.
EXAMPLE
Irgendetwas kommt bei deiner Kalkulation nicht hin.
Something in your calculation doesn't add up.
Fixed structure
In the meaning 'ausreichen' (to be enough), 'hinkommen' (to manage) is always used with the preposition 'mit' (with) and a dative object. The structure is: mit etwas hinkommen.
EXAMPLE
Ich hoffe, ich komme mit meinem Gehalt diesen Monat hin.
I hope I can manage with my salary this month.
Rhetorical question
The question 'Wo soll das noch hinkommen?' (What is it all going to come to?) is a fixed expression. It expresses concern or criticism about a negative development and does not expect a concrete answer.
EXAMPLE
Wenn niemand mehr Verantwortung übernimmt, wo soll das noch hinkommen?
If no one takes responsibility anymore, what is it all going to come to?
Compare with
hinkommen vs stimmen
to be right / to vote / to tune
'stimmen' and 'hinkommen' can both mean that something is right or fitting. 'stimmen' is the more general expression and fits with facts, statements, information, or numbers. 'hinkommen' is used especially often with calculations, estimates, or when checking whether a number or explanation works in the end. Learners may confuse the words because with numbers you can often say both. 'Die Rechnung stimmt' sounds generally correct; 'Die Rechnung kommt hin' sounds more like: the calculation is roughly right or the result is plausible.
hinkommen
Mit den Kosten kommt die Schätzung ungefähr hin.
The estimate roughly adds up with the costs.
stimmen
Bitte prüf noch einmal, ob die Adresse auf dem Formular stimmt.
Please check again whether the address on the form is correct.
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