Die Fernleihe kommt in meiner Wunschbibliothek an.

in

Breakdown of Die Fernleihe kommt in meiner Wunschbibliothek an.

• meine: my; (feminine or plural, nominative or accusative)
• ankommen: to arrive
• die Fernleihe: the interlibrary loan

Questions & Answers about Die Fernleihe kommt in meiner Wunschbibliothek an.

What verb is being used in this sentence?

The verb is ankommen, which means to arrive.

In a normal main clause, German separable verbs split:

• kommt = the conjugated part
• an = the separable prefix

So Die Fernleihe kommt ... an is the present-tense form of ankommen.

Why is an at the end of the sentence?

Because ankommen is a separable verb.

In German main clauses, the main verb goes in second position, and the separable prefix moves to the end:

• Die Fernleihe kommt in meiner Wunschbibliothek an.

If you used the infinitive or a subordinate clause, the verb would stay together:

• ... weil die Fernleihe in meiner Wunschbibliothek ankommt
• ... um in meiner Wunschbibliothek anzukommen

Does an belong to Wunschbibliothek?

No. An belongs to the verb ankommen, not to the noun phrase.

So the sentence breaks down like this:

• Die Fernleihe = subject
• kommt ... an = verb
• in meiner Wunschbibliothek = location

A learner might accidentally read Bibliothek an as a unit, but that is not what is happening here.