語感 Dictionary

来る

くる· also クる、きたる

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back

JLPT N5 Common word Also written 來る、来たる

Meanings

  1. Kuru verb, Intransitive

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

  2. Kuru verb, Intransitive, Auxiliary verb

    to come back; to do ... and come back
  3. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue

  4. Kuru verb, Intransitive

    to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
  5. to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
All 7 meanings

  1. Pre-noun adjectival

    next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming

  2. Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive

    to come; to arrive; to be due to

Forms

PlainPolite
Present来るくる来ますきます
Negative来ないこない来ませんきません
Past来たきた来ましたきました
Past negative来なかったこなかった来ませんでしたきませんでした
Te-form来てきて
Potential来られるこられる
Passive来られるこられる
Causative来させるこさせる
Volitional来ようこよう
Imperative来いこい
Conditional (ば)来ればくれば
Conditional (たら)来たらきたら

Example sentences

  • 来きて下ください。

    Please come.

  • 彼かれも来こない。

    He isn't coming, either.

  • 先生せんせいが来くる。

    There comes our teacher.

  • ここに来きな。

    Come here.

  • 会あいに来きて。

    Come and see me.

More examples (10)

  • 家いえに来こいよ。

    Come home.

  • 家いえに来きてよ！

    Come to my house.

  • 来きたられるの？

    Can you come?

  • また来きてね。

    Come again.

  • また来きます。

    I'll be back.

  • トムが来きた。

    Tom came.

  • 明日あした来くるの？

    Are you coming tomorrow?

  • 来週らいしゅう来くるの？

    Are you coming next week?

  • 電車でんしゃ来きたよ。

    Here comes the train.

  • 迎むかえに来きて。

    Come pick me up.