JLPT N5 vocabulary
来る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
くる1Atamadaka · high start
Irregular verb (kuru)
Meaning
- to come (in space or time), approach, arrive
- to come back, do something and come back (after a verb in the -te form)
- to come to be, become, get, grow, continue (after a verb in the -te form)
- to come from, be caused by, derive from
- to come to (e.g. “when it comes to spinach...”)

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 来る | 来 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 来 | 来 |
| Polite presentます形 | 来 | 来 |
| Polite pastました形 | 来 | 来 |
| Te-formて形 | 来 | 来 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 来 | 来 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 来 | 来 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 来 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 来 | 来 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 来 | 来る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 来 | 来 |
| Passive受身形 | 来 | 来 |
| Make / let使役形 | 来 | 来 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 来 | 来 |
Example sentences
水が腰まで来た。
The water came up to my waist.
日本に来たのは初めてですか。
Is this your first time in Japan?
彼はハンサムで頭脳明晰と来ている。
He's handsome, and on top of that, brilliant.