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JAPANESE VERB

つれて くる

連れて くる

to bring a person or an animal

  • #133 most used
  • くる verb

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI bring a person or an animal
NegativeI don’t bring a person or an animal

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI brought a person or an animal
NegativeI didn’t bring a person or an animal

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formbringing a person or an animal, and…
Doing now (て います)I am bringing a person or an animal
Please (て ください)please bring a person or an animal

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can bring a person or an animal
NegativeI can’t bring a person or an animal

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to bring a person or an animal
NegativeI don’t want to bring a person or an animal

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s bring a person or an animal

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I bring a person or an animal
  2. If, when (たら) if I bring a person or an animal

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) bring a person or an animal (do it)
  2. Plain command bring a person or an animal!
  3. Please don’t please don’t bring a person or an animal

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am brought a person or an animal
CausativeI make someone bring a person or an animal

How to use つれて くる

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

  1. Present and future

    あした、 ともだち を つれて くる。

    Tomorrow I'll bring a friend.

  2. Past

    ベン さん は いもうと を つれて きました。

    Ben brought his younger sister.

  3. Te-form

    おとうと を つれて きて いい？

    Can I bring my little brother?

  4. Potential

    パーティー に いぬ を つれて こられます か？

    Can I bring my dog to the party?

  5. Want to

    こんど、 りょうしん を ここ に つれて きたい。

    Next time I want to bring my parents here.

  6. Volitional

    こんど は メープル も つれて きましょう。

    Next time let's bring Maple too.

  7. Conditional

    こども を つれて くれば、 もっと たのしい よ。

    If you bring the kids, it'll be more fun.

  8. Commands and requests

    かぜ の ひと を つれて こないで ください。

    Please don't bring anyone with a cold.

  9. Passive and causative

    とつぜん ともだち を つれて こられて、 びっくり した。

    He brought a friend out of the blue, and I was surprised.

Good to know

  • つれて くる is for people and animals; a thing you もって くる.

Where you hear つれて くる

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

Japanese · Beginner Level 3

  • マイク さん を つれて きます ね。 I'll bring Mike along.
  • ゆい さん を つれて きました。 I've brought Yui.
  • こんど、 りょうしん を つれて きます。 Next time, I'll bring my parents.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • しゅうまつ は よく ともだち を つれて くる。 I often bring friends at the weekend.
  • ゆい が そうた を つれて きた。 Yui brought Sota.
  • こんど は ゆい も つれて くる よ。 Next time I'll bring Yui too.
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Deciding Together

Beginner Level 3 · つれて きます

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Results Day

Beginner Level 3 · つれて きました

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The Plan

Intermediate Level 1 · つれて くれば

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Mike's News

Intermediate Level 2 · つれて きたい

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Fishing

Intermediate Level 2 · つれて きた

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