Vocab Info

N1 Expressions, Kuru verb (special class)

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. Expressions, Kuru verb (special class)

      1.

      to come along, to come around, to turn up

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Expressions, Kuru verb (special class)

      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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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 2,400

    Examples

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      バスが()こうからやって()ます。

      The bus is coming along from over there. {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)}

      • N1

      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. {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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      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." {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)}

      • N1

      ()(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 ran towards me at full speed. {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)}

      • N1

      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。

      It was unbearable to hear the story of my aunt who, despite having been doing the same job for twenty years, was suddenly fired. {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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