N4 — outside your level filter
てくる
てくるte kuruN4neutral
Same meaning3
keeps getting; goes on happening
- 一方だonly keeps happening — a one-way trend with no sign of stoppingattaches at
- ていくchange onward from now; do and goattaches at
- 続けるkeep doing; continue to doattaches at
All examples6
change developing up to now — a shift arriving at the speaker's present
日本語のニュースが少しずつ分かってきた。
nihongo no nyuusu ga sukoshi zutsu wakattekita.
Little by little, I came to understand the news in Japanese. neutral
なんか雨降ってきたね。
nanka ame futte kita ne.
Hey, it's starting to rain. casual
has gone on doing it — a stretch of time now closed off
十年も同じ会社で働いてきたけど、そろそろ環境を変えたいな。
juunen mo onaji kaisha de hataraite kita kedo, sorosoro kankyou o kaetai na.
I've worked at the same company for ten years now, but I'm about ready for a change. casual
この店は祖父の代から、七十年この味を守ってきました。
kono mise wa sofu no dai kara, nanajuunen kono aji o mamotte kimashita.
This shop has kept this same flavour for seventy years, since my grandfather's day. neutral
go, do, and come back — a round trip anchored at "here"
ちょっとコンビニ行ってくるね。
chotto konbini itte kuru ne.
I'm just popping out to the convenience store. casual
昼食を買ってまいります。
chuushoku o katte mairimasu.
I will go and buy lunch (and be right back). formal
How it's formed1
All forms4
てまいるtemairuformal
味わってまいる
the courteous 参る replaces くる in keigo — 行ってまいります, 確認してまいります.
- negativeてこないtekonai
味わってこない
- pastてきたtekita
味わってきた
- politeてきますtekimasu
味わってきます