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N1 Expression, くる-verb (special)
やって来るto come along, to come around, to turn up, to arrive at the present, to get where one is, to have been doing something (for a period of time)
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Expression, くる-verb (special)
1.
to come along, to come around, to turn up
Usually written using kana alone2.
to arrive at the present, to get where one is, to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
やって来る 【やってくる】、遣って来る 【やってくる】
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バスが向こうからやって来ます。
The bus is coming this way from over there.
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日本から語学留学でやって来た生徒と仲良くなった。
I became friends with a student who came from Japan to study abroad for language learning.
- N1
社員:「周りの人の支えのおかげでここまでやって来られました。」
Employee: 'I have been able to get where I am today thanks to the support from those around me.'
- N1
飼い犬のシーズーは、私の顔を見るなり全速力で走ってこっちにやって来た。
As soon as my pet Shih Tzu saw my face, it came my way at full speed.
- N1
二十年も同じ仕事をやって来たのに突然首にされた叔母の話は聞くに堪えなかった。
The story of my aunt, who was suddenly fired despite having done the same job for twenty whole years, was too painful to listen to.
- N1
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