Japanese

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

Handwriting

出
て
来
る

Example

The moon came out from between the clouds.

Usage Notes

Used for something hidden becoming visible or someone leaving a place to come toward the speaker. Often written in hiragana as 出てくる.

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