来る (Kuru) is a Japanese kuru verb meaning “to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive, to come back”.
Meanings
- kuru verb, intransitive verbto come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
- kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verbto come back; to do ... and come backafter the -te form of a verb
- kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verbto come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continueafter the -te form of a verb
- kuru verb, intransitive verbto come from; to be caused by; to derive from
- kuru verb, intransitive verbto come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
Examples
外が暗くなってきた。
It's getting darker outside now.
察が来た、ずらかれ！
The pigs are coming! Let's beat it!
さあ、来なさい！ 急いで！
Come on! Quickly!
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).