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N5

Noun に 来ます

Used to express coming to a place.

At a glance

[Place] に 来きます means "come to [place]". 来くる is used for movement toward where the speaker is, or toward the speaker's own place (home, school, office).

[Place] に 来ます。

田中たなかさんは毎日まいにちここに来きます。 Tanaka-san comes here every day.


How to form it

The place takes に. 来る is an irregular verb: the kanji stays 来, but the reading changes.

Form Polite Casual
Present 来きます 来くる
Negative 来きません 来こない
Past 来きました 来きた
Past negative 来きませんでした 来こなかった
て-form 来きて 来きて

The casual negative forms read こ: 来こない, 来こなかった.

Examples

  • 友達ともだちが私わたしの家いえに来きます。

    My friend will come to my house.

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