Icelandic Word of the Day
koma
/KO-ma/ • verb — 3rd of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: to come; to arrive; to happen (in some idioms)
Examples
- Hún kemur klukkan átta.
(She comes at eight o'clock.) - Við komum saman á veitingastaðnum.
(We are coming together at the restaurant.) - Hann kom með góða hugmynd í dag.
(He came up with a good idea today.)
Synonyms
- ankomast
- koma inn
Koma is used for physical arrival (a person or thing arriving) and appears in many expressions (e.g., to come to mind, to come true). It is extremely common and combines with prepositions and particles to form idioms and phrasal meanings (for example 'koma í hug' = to occur to someone, 'koma undan' = to get away from).
Recent Words
| Date | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | seinna | later (at a time after now or after a referenced t... |
| 2026-07-14 | opna | to open (something) |
| 2026-07-13 | matur | food; a meal |
| 2026-07-12 | sími | phone (telephone or mobile) |
| 2026-07-11 | vatn | water (the liquid; drinkable water) |
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