くる
来る
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
N5Common wordKuru verb (special class)
Kuru verb (special class), Intransitive verb
to come (spatially or temporally)•to approach•to arrive
Kuru verb (special class), Intransitive verb, Auxiliary verb
to come back•to do ... and come back
Kuru verb (special class), Intransitive verb, Auxiliary verb
to come to be•to become•to get•to grow•to continue
Kuru verb (special class), Intransitive verb
to come from•to be caused by•to derive from
Kuru verb (special class), Intransitive verb
to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
来る(くる)
Negativeない形
来ない(こない)
Pastた形
来た(きた)
Past Negativeなかった形
来なかった(こなかった)
Te-formて形
来て(きて)
Example Sentences
面白半分なら来ないで欲しい。
If you're doing it in fun, I'd rather you didn't come.
汚い行為の報いは必ず自分に返ってくる。
What goes around comes around.
なんでもっと早くここに来なかったのだ。
Why didn't you get here sooner?
３年前に東京へ来て以来ここに住んでいる。
I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
赤鉛筆を忘れた子どもには、きちんと借りに来させた。
I made sure that children who'd forgotten their red pencil came to borrow one.
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