Noun に 来ます
Noun ni kimasu
JLPT N5 Neutral
Formation
Noun + に + 来ます (kimasu)
Used to express coming to a place.
When to use
来る: move toward the speaker's place (友達が家に来る). The に differs in role: Noun + に + 来ます marks the destination (家に来ます, 'come to the house'), Verb-ますstem + に + 来ます marks the purpose (会いに来ます, 'come in order to meet').
Explanation
The grammar point Noun に 来ます is used to indicate that someone or something comes to a specific place. The noun before に indicates the destination or place, while the verb 来ます expresses the action of coming. (Similarly, 'Noun に 行きます' means 'go to [Noun],' and 'Noun に 帰ります' means 'return to [Noun].')
Example sentences
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My friend will come to my house.
Tomodachi ga watashi no ie ni kimasu.
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Tonight, my father will come to pick me up at the station.
Konban, chichi ga eki ni mukae ni kimasu.
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Tomorrow, the teacher will come to school.
Ashita, sensei ga gakkou ni kimasu.
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A famous singer will come to this town.
Yuumei na kashu ga kono machi ni kimasu.
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I came to meet my friend.
Tomodachi ni ai ni kimashita.
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I came to watch a movie.
Eiga wo mi ni kimashita.
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I came to ask the teacher a question.
Sensei ni shitsumon shi ni kimashita.
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I came to go shopping.
Kaimono wo shi ni kimashita.
Going And Coming (Go / Come / Go Back)
Corpus examples (24)
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We come here every summer.
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Are you coming with me?
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Is she coming, too?
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He'll come with me.
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Many foreigners travel to Japan to study Japanese.
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Our teacher comes to school by car.
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Don't worry. The ambulance will be here soon.
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Buses come every ten minutes.
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According to the newspapers, he will be here today.
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You can rely on their coming on time.
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Will the train arrive on time?
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Sunday comes after Saturday.
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Tom will come at 2:30.
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If necessary, I'll come at nine tomorrow.
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I come here to study.
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Lots of famous people come here.
パーティーに来ますか。
Are you coming to the party?
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Mr Newman often comes to Japan.
ジムもまたパーティーに来ます。
Jim is coming to the party, too.
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"Tom will be here soon." "How soon?"
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How soon will Tom get here?
トムもパーティーに来ますよ。
Tom is coming to the party as well.
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We come here every year.
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Will the train be on time?