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くる
Meanings
Verb (irregular, intransitive)
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
Auxiliary verb (irregular, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
2. to come back; to do ... and come back
after the -te form of a verb
3. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
after the -te form of a verb
Verb (irregular, intransitive)
4. to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
5. to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
Alt. forms
くる
58%
来くる
41%
來くる
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 6731
Used in vocabulary (51 in total)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to bring someone along
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
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Examples (200 in total)
So, you're not coming?
You come, too.
I won't come today.
Is she coming, too?
Come home.
Why can't you come?
Won't you come over to my place?
Who came?
Come here!
Someone's here.
I wonder who has come.
Come with me.
I thought you wouldn't come.
Don't come here.
The king is coming.
My father is coming.
You can't come.
If you don't want to come, you don't have to.
So why didn't you come?
I didn't hear that you would come.
He didn't come on time.
I wish you could have been there.
Do you come here often?
Please come here.
I'll come later.
I came here to meet you.
Shall we arrive earlier?
Come here right now.
He came first.
Are you surprised that I came?
He came running.
You don't have to come here.
"Is he coming?" "No, I don't think so."
Come and sit over here.
No one has come yet.
He wasn't at school today.
Why didn't you come?
Let's go back the way we came.
He seldom, if ever, comes.
Happiness doesn't come by waiting.
I'm waiting for my friend to arrive.
Come tomorrow morning.
He will come after all.
He came even though I told him not to.
Why did you come to Japan?
I'm sorry, I can't come today.
I'd planned to come alone.
Yes, please come.
He is likely to come.
He probably won't come.
I had a phone call from a girl.
I only came to say I'm sorry.
I come here to study.
Come here quickly.
You, come here.
I'm glad you could come.
Your parents didn't come, did they?
Beware! There's a car coming!
Spring has finally arrived.
Where exactly did you come from?
Do you come from Tokyo?
I thought he was coming.
He came here again.
Come here and give it a look.
I had no idea you were coming.
I thought you might come.
I didn't know where it came from.
She didn't need to come.
He was supposed to come.
Why did you come this early?
Do you know why she couldn't come?
Come outside with me.
They didn't come here, did they?
Come and write your name.
This is my first time to be here.
I would like you to come with me.
Are you sure you don't want to come tonight?
She came to my aid.
"Is she coming, too?" "I hope so."
I heard that she came here.
Would you mind coming with me?
I've been here before.
I will get it for you.
I came here looking for her.
We're already almost there.
"Why aren't you coming?" "Because we don't want to."
You shouldn't have come here to begin with.
The water came up to my waist.
Is this your first visit to this town?
I came here with my mom.
Let me know once you've decided when you'll come.
He came after everybody had come.
What's your purpose in visiting this country?
Come closer to me.
The point is whether she will come or not.
What did you come here so early for?
Whether he comes or not, I'll go.
I'm you from the future.
They'll probably come by car.
I have a feeling that she'll come today.
Do you come here every day?
Where does all that confidence come from?
If you invite him, he'll probably come.
It's no use waiting for him to come.
I am doubtful whether he will come.
I love coming here.
Ken is so busy that he can't come.
She did not come for a certain reason.
How do you come to school?
It doesn't matter whether he comes or not.
I don't know whether she will come.
The time will come when you will know the truth.
The time will come when you will regret it.
"Do you think he will come?" "I hope not."
We are humans and we are from Earth.
I will wait here till he comes.
You have to come with me.
I will wait until she comes.
He came after you left.
I've waited forever for this day to come.
She did come, but didn't stay long.
I took it for granted that you would come.
It's been ten years since I came to this town.
When are you going to come and see me?
If you want to come with us, come with us.
You did not need to come so early.
When should I come again?
But they will come here tomorrow.
This is the reason why I came here.
This is the girl that came yesterday.
I prefer you to come.
Ten years have passed since I came here.
She came to see us yesterday.
He came a little earlier than he used to.
He promised me to come here.
I wasn't expecting so many people to come.
Please come as soon as possible.
The reason I'm here is because I was asked to come.
He is sure to come to see us.
Come here and help me.
Does that mean you won't come?
Come when you have some time.
I'd rather you came tomorrow than today.
He said, "Come with us."
She will come even if she is tired.
It's a pity that Mr. Mori can't come to see us.
I'll bring flowers the next time I visit.
Huh? What did I come here for, again?
I might come tomorrow.
Please come back in thirty minutes to pick it up.
He will either come or call me.
For my part, it doesn't matter whether he comes or not.
We would like you to join our company.
I don't know what day he'll come.
Why don't you want to come with us?
Why are you always late?
The boy said a wolf would come.
Everybody that came to the street was surprised.
I am sure he'll tell you as soon as he comes.
Did you really need to come here?
If I had known that, I wouldn't have come.
He has not come yet. Something may have happened to him.
He is not the boy who came here yesterday.
What made you decide to come here now?
Why did you come here so early?
Whenever you come, I'm ready.
He needn't have come himself.
I little imagined that she would come.
She says that she wants me to come with her.
I don't think any more students want to come.
I will make it clear that I won't come again.
Give her this letter when she comes.
What were you doing when she came?
The fact that they came here is undeniable.
It will be dark by the time the police come here.
Why wasn't he at school today?
It's your turn. Please come this way.
He is on his way and will arrive in due course.
It's cold outside, so he came inside the room.
I'll be at home the next time she comes.
I think he's coming, but I'm not quite sure.
She phoned her husband to come immediately.
You must not come to meet me again.
I came early so I could get a good seat.
Please wait here until he comes.
You must let me know when you come here next time.
I had been reading a book when he came in.
I have come to Japan not to teach but to write.
If you had come a little earlier, you could have met her.
Thank you for coming all the way in this rain.
I hope the time will soon come when there would be no more war.
When are you coming to the moon? We need you.
Something must have happened to him on the way.
One by one, friends came up to speak to him.
He says he will come, which is quite impossible.
It makes no difference to me whether he comes or not.
The time will come when you will understand what I mean.
Next time you come, don't forget to give it back to me.
These girls, who're my pupils, have come to see me.
He was going to leave the house when she came.