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JAPANESE VERB

でて くる

出て くる

to come out

  • #136 most used
  • くる verb

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI come out
NegativeI don’t come out

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI came out
NegativeI didn’t come out

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formcoming out, and…
Doing now (て います)I am coming out
Please (て ください)please come out

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can come out
NegativeI can’t come out

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to come out
NegativeI don’t want to come out

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s come out

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I come out
  2. If, when (たら) if I come out

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) come out (do it)
  2. Plain command come out!
  3. Please don’t please don’t come out

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am come out
CausativeI make someone come out

How to use でて くる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    よる、 この あな から ねずみ が でて きます。

    At night a mouse comes out of this hole.

  2. Past

    なくした かぎ が、 かばん の そこ から でて きた。

    The lost key turned up at the bottom of my bag.

  3. Te-form

    そと に でて きて。 ほし が きれい だ よ。

    Come outside. The stars are beautiful.

  4. Potential

    かいぎ が ながくて、 なかなか でて こられない。

    The meeting is long and he can't get out.

  5. Want to

    はやく びょういん から でて きたい、 と ちち は いう。

    My father says he wants to get out of the hospital soon.

  6. Volitional

    はやく でて こよう と おもった けど、 おくれた。

    I meant to come out quickly, but I was late.

  7. Conditional

    かれ が でて きたら、 おしえて ください。

    When he comes out, please let me know.

  8. Commands and requests

    あぶない から、 でて こないで ください。

    It's dangerous, so please don't come out.

  9. Passive and causative

    せんせい は、 せいと を きょうしつ から でて こさせた。

    The teacher had the students come out of the classroom.

Good to know

  • でる is to go out; でて くる is to come out towards you, or to turn up: さいふ が でて きた.

Where you hear でて くる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 2

  • メープル は ごはん の とき だけ でて くる。 Maple only comes out at mealtimes.
  • けさ、 メープル が ベッド の した から でて きた。 This morning Maple came out from under the bed.
  • おなか が すいたら、 でて くる よ。 When she's hungry, she'll come out.
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The Typhoon

Intermediate Level 2 · でて くる · でて きた

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