JLPT N5 Beginner
来る
To come, arrive, or move toward the speaker.
Readings
Other forms
来ます polite
来ません polite negative
来た plain past
来ない plain negative
来て te-form
来られる potential
1 Irregular Verb
To Come" / "To Arrive"
Indicates movement towards the speaker’s current location or the arrival of a specific time or event.
2 Auxiliary Verb (attached to the te-form of another verb)
To Start..." / "To Become..." (as 〜てくる)
Describes a process that has continued from the past up to the present moment or a change that has begun to emerge.
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3 Pre-noun Adjectival (Rentaishi)
Forthcoming" / "Next"
Designates an upcoming date or scheduled event and utilizes the literary reading 来る (きたる).
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