Breakdown of Die Regel ist hier zur Anwendung gekommen.
sein
to be
hier
here
kommen
to come
zur
to the (zu + der)
Questions & Answers about Die Regel ist hier zur Anwendung gekommen.
Why does this sentence use zur Anwendung gekommen instead of just a normal passive verb for 'was applied'?
zur Anwendung kommen is a fixed Noun-Verb Support Construction (Nomen-Verb-Verbindung). It carries the exact same meaning as the passive verb angewendet werden (to be applied). Native speakers often use these fixed noun-verb phrases because they sound more formal, official, or professional than the standard verb.
Why is it zur Anwendung instead of just zu Anwendung?
The preposition zu always requires the dative case. Since Anwendung is a feminine noun (die Anwendung), its dative article is der. In German, zu + der contracts into zur. These types of preposition-article contractions are almost always required in fixed noun-verb expressions.
Why do we use ist ... gekommen here instead of hat ... gekommen?
The verb kommen indicates a motion or a change of state, so it always forms its past tense (Perfekt) with the helping verb sein (here, ist) rather than haben. Because kommen acts as the grammatical core of this fixed phrase, the normal rules for its past tense still apply!
Can I use zur Anwendung kommen to say I am applying for a job?