Japanese

えに

むかえにくる
Meaning: to come to pick someone up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 迎えに来る 迎えに来ない
Polite 迎えに来ます 迎えに来ません
Past 迎えに来た 迎えに来なかった
Polite + Past 迎えに来ました 迎えに来ませんでした
Te-form 迎えに来て 迎えに来なくて
Potential 迎えに来られる 迎えに来られない
Passive 迎えに来られる 迎えに来られない
Causative 迎えに来させる 迎えに来させない
Imperative 迎えに来い 迎えに来るな

Handwriting

迎
え
に
来
る

Example

My father came to pick me up at the station.

Usage Notes

Used when someone comes to the speaker's location (or a specified location) to get them.

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