German VERB A2 Rank 11125

reinkommen

to come in

reinkommen – kam rein – ist reingekommen

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Meanings

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reinkommen

to come in

Colloquial for 'hereinkommen' (to come in); to enter a room or building.

EXAMPLE

Komm rein, die Tür ist offen!

Come in, the door is open!

Visual example for reinkommen: reinkommen

reinkommen

to come up

Colloquial for being included or considered in something, for example in an exam or a selection.

EXAMPLE

Ich hoffe, dass dieses Thema nicht in der Prüfung reinkommt.

I hope this topic doesn't come up in the exam.

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reinkommen

to come in

Colloquial for the arrival of money or income.

EXAMPLE

Sobald das Gehalt reinkommt, bezahle ich die Rechnung.

As soon as my salary comes in, I'll pay the bill.

Forms

Present

ichkomme rein
dukommst rein
er/sie/eskommt rein
wirkommen rein
ihrkommt rein
siekommen rein

Simple past

ichkam rein
dukamst rein
er/sie/eskam rein
wirkamen rein
ihrkamt rein
siekamen rein

Perfect

with sein
ichbin reingekommen
dubist reingekommen
er/sie/esist reingekommen
wirsind reingekommen
ihrseid reingekommen
siesind reingekommen

Commands

dukomm rein!
ihrkommt rein!
Siekommen Sie rein!

Past perfect

ichwar reingekommen
duwarst reingekommen
er/sie/eswar reingekommen
wirwaren reingekommen
ihrwart reingekommen
siewaren reingekommen

Future

ichwerde reinkommen
duwirst reinkommen
er/sie/eswird reinkommen
wirwerden reinkommen
ihrwerdet reinkommen
siewerden reinkommen

Subjunctive I

ichkomme rein
dukommest rein
er/sie/eskomme rein
wirkommen rein
ihrkommet rein
siekommen rein

Used for reported speech.

Subjunctive II

ichkäme rein
dukämest rein
er/sie/eskäme rein
wirkämen rein
ihrkämet rein
siekämen rein

Used for wishes and “would”.

Other forms

infinitivereinkommen
with zureinzukommen
present participlereinkommend
past participlereingekommen

Usage tips

Word structure and register

The word is colloquial. The prefix 'rein-' is a short, informal form of 'herein-'. It expresses movement into a room or area.

EXAMPLE

Sollen wir schon reingehen oder noch draußen warten?

Should we go in already or wait outside a bit longer?

Separable verb

'Reinkommen' (to come in) is a separable verb. In a main clause, the prefix 'rein' goes at the end. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.

EXAMPLE

Er kam leise ins Zimmer rein.

He came quietly into the room.

Perfect tense with 'sein'

The perfect tense of 'reinkommen' (to come in) is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein' because it describes movement or a change of state.

EXAMPLE

Bist du gestern gut nach Hause reingekommen?

Did you get home okay yesterday?

Context clue

In this meaning, it is about abstract things becoming part of a selection or program. Typical contexts are exams, tests, topic lists, or competitions.

EXAMPLE

Ich habe Glück, mein schlechtestes Thema ist nicht in die Prüfung reingekommen.

I'm lucky, my worst topic didn't come up in the exam.

Context clue

When it is about money, the subject of the sentence is often 'Geld' (money), 'Gehalt' (salary), or 'eine Zahlung' (a payment). It describes the moment when the money arrives in an account.

EXAMPLE

Ich kann das Auto erst kaufen, wenn das Geld von der Versicherung reinkommt.

I can only buy the car once the money from the insurance company comes in.

Compare with

ankommeneingeheneintretenreingehen
confusable

reinkommen vs ankommen

to arrive

For a payment, ankommen emphasizes that the money has reached the recipient. Reinkommen is colloquial and views the same process more as the money being recorded as received or coming in. Reinkommen works well in an informal message about money entering an account.

Visual example for ankommen
reinkommen

Ihre Zahlung ist heute bei uns reingekommen.

Your payment came in today.

ankommen

Ihre Zahlung ist heute bei uns angekommen.

Your payment arrived today.

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