Topic: German
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"Sie kommt jetzt unmittelbar auf uns zu."

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January 22, 2013

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What does 'zu' mean at the end here? Is it correct in German "Sie kommt jetzt unmittelbar auf uns."? And if yes, what is the difference?

January 22, 2013
https://www.duolingo.com/wataya

    'to approach someone' = 'auf jemanden zugehen' You can't leave out the 'zu'.

    January 22, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/tholenst2

      In this case, it is "auf jemanden zukommen" -- but your argument is of course correct and remains the same.

      January 22, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/wataya

        acknowledged ;-)

        January 22, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/dvdtknsn

          What I don't get is why the answer is "approach", which is "zugehen" whereas in this case it's "zukommen"?

          January 28, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/wataya

            "auf jemanden zugehen" and "auf jemanden zukommen" are pretty much synonyms in German.

            January 28, 2013
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