くるkuru

irregular verbJLPT N5
polite (ます)来ますkimasu
polite negative来ませんkimasen

kɯɾɯ

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Translation

to come

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Grammar

Verb typeirregular

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

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Tomodachi ga kimasu.

My friend is coming.

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Sensei wa kyō kimasen.

The teacher isn't coming today.

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Issho ni kimasu ka.

Will you come along?

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来る: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 10: 来る, 行く, 見る and 7 more words.