Word
Die Cousine kommt morgen zu Besuch.
Meaning
The cousin is coming to visit tomorrow.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Die Cousine kommt morgen zu Besuch.
kommen
to come
morgen
tomorrow
der Besuch
the visit / the visitors
die Cousine
the cousin (female)
Questions & Answers about Die Cousine kommt morgen zu Besuch.
Does "Cousine" only refer to a female cousin?
Yes! In German, you use die Cousine for a female cousin and der Cousin for a male cousin. Both words were borrowed from French, so they sound a bit like French words when spoken.
Why do we use "zu Besuch" instead of a verb like "besuchen"?
You could absolutely use the verb besuchen and say Die Cousine besucht uns morgen (The cousin visits us tomorrow). However, zu Besuch kommen is a very common fixed phrase that translates to "coming for a visit". Here, Besuch is a capitalized noun meaning "the visit".
How do I tell if "morgen" means "tomorrow" or "morning"?
It's all about the capital letter! When it's lowercase, morgen is a time word (adverb) meaning "tomorrow", just like in this sentence. When capitalized, der Morgen is a noun meaning "the morning".
English uses "is coming," so why isn't there a word for "is" in the German sentence?
German doesn't have an exact equivalent to the English "is coming" continuous tense. The simple present tense kommt handles both "comes" and "is coming".