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Ankommen goes with ”in” and Dativ, but I’ve also seen it with ”bei”. What’s the difference? Maybe use ”bei” when talking about people? z.B Ich bin bei meiner Eltern angekommen.

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  • Duc_ profile picture Duc_May 2021
    Erreichen is transitive, ankommen not. Thus erreichen has an accusative object and ankommen not.
arissleaze profile picture arissleazeMay 2021
Got it! Thank you very much
Duc_ profile picture Duc_May 2021
”In” here means in the midst of. One might arrive in the midst of a town, but hardly in a person (except one is ingested or something like that)
  • Duc_ profile picture Duc_May 2021
    As I meant with the example: You can ankommen in a town, a house, a room. Then you are inside. You also can ankommen bei a town, a house. Then you stand (a little) aside. Not in. But you only can ’ankommen bei a friend. At his side. It’s rather similar to the english arrive at/ arrive in.
  • arissleaze profile picture arissleazeMay 2021
    Haha...Duc to the rescue once again. Appreciate it! I’m a little confused. With which preposition(s) do I use ankommen? I’ve seen it with in/ an and bei.