Japanese

ってくる

かえってくる
Meaning: to come back; to return
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

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Example sentences

My father came back from work late at night.
犬は飼い主が帰ってくるのを待っていた。
The dog was waiting for its owner to return.
その腕白な少年は、毎日泥だらけになって帰ってくる。
That mischievous boy comes home covered in mud every day.
彼はぐでぐでに酔っぱらって、家に帰ってきた。
He came back home dead drunk.

Usage Notes

Combines 'kaeru' (to return) and 'kuru' (to come), indicating the movement of returning back to the current location (usually home).

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