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How to Say ‘I've just arrived too.’ in German

Ich bin auch gerade gekommen.

ikh bin owkh guh-RAH-duh guh-KOM-en

[ikh bin owkh guh-RAH-duh guh-KOM-en]

💬 Usage Tip: Verbs of arriving and moving like kommen pair with bin, not habe, for the past. Same with ich bin gegangen "I went".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bin auch

ikh bin owkh

I have also

'Kommen' forms its perfect tense with 'sein', so German says 'ich bin' here. 'Auch' means 'also'. The 'ch' in 'ich' is a soft hissing sound.

Example

Ich bin auch müde.

I am tired too.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bin

[bin]

First-person singular form of 'sein' meaning 'to be.'

Example

Beim Kennenlernen sage ich: Ich bin neu hier.

When meeting people I say: I am new here.

auch

[owkh]

also; too

Adds agreement or similarity, like saying 'also' or 'too' in English.

Example

Das hat mich auch interessiert.

That also interested me.

gerade gekommen.

guh-RAH-duh guh-KOM-en

just arrived

'Gerade' means 'just' (a moment ago). 'Gekommen' is the past participle of 'kommen'. Both 'g's are hard, as in 'go'.

Example

Er ist gerade gekommen.

He has just arrived.

Words in this phrase

gerade

[guh-RAH-duh]

currently; just now

Used to mean 'currently,' 'right now,' or sometimes 'just.' Useful when talking about present opportunities.

Example

Gerade suche ich auf dem Karriereevent nach neuen Kontakten.

Right now I am looking for new contacts at the career event.

gekommen

[guh-KOM-en]

come / arrived

Past participle of 'kommen', used with 'sein' for the perfect tense.

Example

Er ist spät gekommen.

He came late.

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