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kuru
English
Kuru verb - special class
Intransitive verb
to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive

Kuru verb - special class
Intransitive verb
Auxiliary verb
See also: 行って来る
Usually written using kana alone
after the -te form of a verb
to come back, to do ... and come back

Kuru verb - special class
Intransitive verb
Auxiliary verb
Usually written using kana alone
after the -te form of a 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
See also: と来たら
to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

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Grammar
てくる: Vte go, do something, and return
Conjugated forms
Present, Future くる, きます
comes, will come
こない, きません
doesn't come, will not come
Past きた, きました
came
こなかった, きませんでした
didn't come
Te-form, Continuative きて, きまして こないで, きませんで こなくて
Kanjis
ON: ライ, タイ KUN: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ
come, due, next, cause, become

Stroke: 7 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-7-3 FC: 5090.0


ON: ライ, タイ KUN: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる
come, due, next, cause, become

Stroke: 8 SKIP: 4-8-3 FC: 4090.0


Phrases
10時までに来ます。
Parts: (じ) (まで) 来る (くる)
I'll come by 10.

私の父は私に、ぜひそこを見てくるようにといった。
Parts: (わたし) (ちち) (わたし) 是非 (ぜひ) 其処 (そこ) 見る (みる) 来る (くる) 様に (ように) 言う (いった)
My father insisted that I should go to see the place.