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GRAMMAR
来る・動詞・辞書形
kuru verb (dictionary)
to come
Explanation
NOTE

くる (to come) is the other irregular verb in Japanese, alongside する. Its conjugation does not follow る-verb or う-verb patterns and must be memorized.

NOTE

The dictionary form くる is used in casual speech to describe coming to a place, or something/someone arriving.

STRUCTURE
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友達ともだち
Tomodachi ga kuru.
My friend is coming.
明日あした学校がっこう
Ashita gakkō ni kuru?
Are you coming to school tomorrow?
ねこがこっちに
Neko ga kocchi ni kuru.
The cat is coming this way.
Example sentences
わたし明日あしたがっこうる。
I will come to school tomorrow.
かれはいつもはやる。
He always comes early.
ともだちがうちにあそびにる。
My friend comes to play at my house.

Practice exercises

1
友達ともだち
My friend is coming.
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2
明日あした学校がっこう
Are you coming to school tomorrow?
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3
友達ともだちいえ
My friend is coming to my house.
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4
ねこがこっちにのがえる。
I can see the cat coming this way.
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5
日曜日にちようびあにった。
My older brother said he will come on Sunday.
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6
来週らいしゅう日本にほんから友人ゆうじん予定よていだ。
A friend from Japan is scheduled to come next week.
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7
毎年まいとしはるになるとつばめがこのまちことをっている。
I know that swallows come to this town every spring.
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