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くる (くる) — to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive

くる to come (spatially or temporally)
Frequency #71 Grade 2 2 characters kuru verb (irregular) intransitive

kuru

くる
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Meanings

  • to come (spatially or temporally)
  • to approach
  • to arrive

Explained in simple Japanese

  1. 人(ひと)や ものが ここに ちかづいて つく。

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Verb forms

Meaning Plain Polite
Present

くる

きます

Present negative

こない

きません

Past

きた

きました

Past negative

こなかった

きませんでした

Te-form

きて

きまして

Potential

こられる

こられます

Potential negative

こられない

こられません

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