Vocab Info

N1 Expression, くる-verb (special)

やって()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)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression, くる-verb (special)

      1. 1.

        to come along, to come around, to turn up

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        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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    Examples

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    • バスが()こうからやって()ます。

      The bus is coming this way from over there.

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    • 日本(にほん)から語学(ごがく)留学(りゅうがく)やって()生徒(せいと)仲良(なかよ)くなった。

      I became friends with a student who came from Japan to study abroad for language learning.

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    • 社員(しゃいん):「(まわ)りの(ひと)(ささ)えのおかげでここまでやって()られました。」

      Employee: 'I have been able to get where I am today thanks to the support from those around me.'

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    • ()(いぬ)のシーズーは、(わたし)(かお)()るなり全速力(ぜんそくりょく)(はし)ってこっちにやって()た。

      As soon as my pet Shih Tzu saw my face, it came my way at full speed.

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    • 二十(にじゅう)(ねん)(おな)仕事(しごと)やって()たのに突然(とつぜん)(くび)にされた叔母(おば)(はなし)()くに()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.

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