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What is the difference between drankommen and rankommen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between drankommen and rankommen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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drankommen = an der Reihe sein (to have one's turn)
"Wann kommst du dran?" = Wann bist du an der Reihe? = When is it going to be your turn?
"Er kommt vor ihr dran."
Umgangssprachlich: drankommen = in einer Prüfung vorkommen (eine Frage)
"Was kommt morgen in der Prüfung dran?" = Welche Aufgaben sind morgen in der Prüfung? = Which questions/problems will be on the exam tomorrow?
rankommen = erreichen (to reach)
"Ich komme nicht an ihn ran." = Ich erreiche ihn nicht. (emotional oder sein Level) = I can't get through to him emotionally. - oder - I can't reach his level.
"Das Ding steht zu weit oben, ich komm nicht ran." = Ich kann das Ding nicht erreichen. = That thing is too high up, I can't reach it.
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