No. 70 in Swedish
kom
"Kom" means "came" or "come" (imperative) in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Hon kom till festen tidigt.
She came to the party early.
'Kom' is the past tense form of the verb 'att komma', meaning 'to come' in its simple past usage.
Kom hit och hjälp mig med det här.
Come here and help me with this.
'Kom' here is used in the imperative form to command or request someone to come.
När jag kom hem var huset tomt.
When I came home, the house was empty.
'Kom' is again used in the past tense form, providing context as part of a temporal clause.
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