Japanese

てくる

でてくる
Meaning: to come out; to appear; to emerge
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 出てくる 出てこない
Polite 出てきます 出てきません
Past 出てきた 出てこなかった
Polite + Past 出てきました 出てきませんでした
Te-form 出てきて 出てこなくて
Potential 出てこられる 出てこられない
Passive 出てこられる 出てこられない
Causative 出てこさせる 出てこさせない
Imperative 出てこい 出てくるな

Handwriting

出
て
く
る

Example sentences

I'm looking forward to seeing what comes out of the box.
呼鈴のボタンを押すと、奥から店員が出てきた。
When I pressed the doorbell button, a shop assistant came out from the back.
息子は部屋にこもったっきり出てこない。
My son has been in his room ever since and hasn't come out.
小包をほどいて、中から小さな包みが出てきた。
I unpacked the parcel and a small package came out from inside.
美味しそうな料理を見て唾液が出てきた。
My mouth watered when I saw the delicious-looking food.
台所に突然ゴキブリが出てきたので、叫んでしまった。
A cockroach suddenly appeared in the kitchen, so I ended up screaming.
この本には、難しい用語がたくさん出てくる。
This book contains many difficult terms.
居酒屋で最初に出てくるおつまみといえば、やはり枝豆だ。
Speaking of snacks that first come out at an izakaya, it has to be edamame.
机の引出しから昔の手紙が出てきた。
An old letter came out of the desk drawer.

Usage Notes

A combination of 'deru' (to go out) and 'kuru' (to come). Used for things appearing or emerging towards the speaker.

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