ums Leben kommen
to die/be killed
Türkçe: can vermek
Watch out. Nuance: implies violent or sudden death, not natural causes.
In a sentence
Which form of kommen fills the gap?
Bei dem schweren Unfall ____ ein junger Motorradfahrer ums Leben.
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Bei dem schweren Unfall kommt ein junger Motorradfahrer ums Leben.
How it is used
Means 'to die/be killed' (in accident/disaster). Neutral register. Use in news reports about a car crash. Nuance: implies violent or sudden death, not natural causes.
Other verbs that go with Leben
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- ein (gutes, schlechtes) Leben führento lead a (good/bad) life
- sich das Leben nehmento take his own life / He commits suicide
- ins Leben rufento establish or launch
Other collocations built on kommen
- an die falsche Adresse kommento come to the wrong address/person
- zum Abschluss kommento come to a conclusion
- zur Abstimmung kommento come to a vote
- zu Ansehen gelangen / kommento achieve a respected, high-status position
- zur Ansicht gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
- zur Anwendung kommento be used/come into operation
- zur Auffassung gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
- zur Anzeige kommento be reported (to authorities)
All 100 collocations built on kommen
More from Gesellschaft und Leben
- seinen Abschied einreichento submit one's resignation
- (dem Gesetz) Geltung verschaffento enforce or give validity to a rule/law
- eine Ehe stiftento arrange or facilitate a marriage, often as a matchmaker
- etw. zu Hilfe nehmento use something as an aid/tool
- den Zählerstand ablesento read the meter
All collocations in Gesellschaft und Leben
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