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出てくる
dete kuru
Description
「出てくる」は、何かが中から外に出て、こちらに近づく様子を表します。
"出てくる" expresses the state of something coming out from inside to outside and approaching here.
人や物が現れる時にもよく使います。
It is also often used when people or things appear.
Meanings
出てくるdete kuru
to come out; to come out toward the speaker
家から犬が出てきた。
A dog came out of the house.
出てくるdete kuru
to appear; to show up; to turn up
探していた鍵が出てきた。
The key I was looking for turned up.
出てくるdete kuru
to come up (in a story, test, etc.)
この本には猫が出てくる。
A cat appears in this book.
Related words
Notes
- Form
出てくる = 出る (to exit) + て-form + くる indicating motion toward the speaker.
- Nuance
くる adds direction/emergence; contrast 出ていく (moving away from the speaker).
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