Icelandic

Verb

koma við ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kom við, third-person plural past indicative komu við, supine komið við)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to touch ^syn.

   Viltu koma við magann minn?

   Wanna touch my stomach?

2. (intransitive) to drop by, to come by
3. (transitive, with dative) to manage to do something
4. (transitive, with dative) to be somebody's business, to be someone's concern, to concern somebody

   Þetta kemur þér ekki við asninn þinn!

   This is none of your concern you idiot!

   Þetta kemur mér við.

   This is my business.

   Ég held að það komi honum nú við hvort þetta sé hans barn eða ekki!

   I believe it does concern him whether it's his child or not!

Related terms

• koma illa við
• koma við sögu

Synonyms

• (touch ^def.): snerta

Anagrams

• viðkoma