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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Meanings
hinkommen
to add up
To be correct or accurate, especially with calculations, estimates, or statements.
EXAMPLE
Die Rechnung kann nicht hinkommen, da muss ein Fehler sein.
The calculation can't add up; there must be a mistake.
hinkommen
to manage
To be available in a sufficient amount; to be enough or sufficient.
EXAMPLE
Ich hoffe, wir kommen mit dem Geld bis zum Monatsende hin.
I hope we can manage with the money until the end of the month.
hinkommen
to come to
To arrive at a certain, often negative, state or point; to develop in a particular direction.
EXAMPLE
Wo soll das noch hinkommen, wenn alle nur an sich denken?
What is it all going to come to if everyone only thinks of themselves?
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 express that a calculation or statement is correct. Stimmen confirms general correctness or agreement, while hinkommen refers especially to a correct or approximately fitting result in a calculation or estimate. For an approximate calculation, hinkommen is therefore often the better choice.
hinkommen
Die Schätzung kommt mit ungefähr hundert Euro hin.
The estimate comes to about one hundred euros.
stimmen
Die Rechnung stimmt genau mit dem Kassenbon überein.
The calculation matches the receipt exactly.
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