来る（くる）
JLPT N5 · Irregular verb (kuru)
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: to come
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 来ます | きます |
| te-form | 来て | きて |
| ta-form (past) | 来た | きた |
| nai-form (negative) | 来ない | こない |
| potential form | 来られる | こられる |
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Example sentences
- 明日、友達が家に遊びに来る。 — Tomorrow a friend is coming over to my house.
- バスがなかなか来なくて困った。 — I was in trouble because the bus just wouldn't come.
Idioms & proverbs containing “来る”
- 来る者拒まず (くるものこばまず) — accept one who comes to you
- 来る者は拒まず (くるものはこばまず) — turn away no one; do not cast out those that come to you
- 笑う門には福来る (わらうかどにはふくきたる) — laugh and grow fat; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
- トサカに来る (とさかにくる) — to get mad
- 鴨が葱を背負って来る (かもがねぎをしょってくる) — along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
Antonyms
- 去る (さる)
Related words
See it used in real works
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