Vocabulary

What does やって来る (やってくる, yattekuru) mean?

やって来る (やってくる, yattekuru) means to come along; to come around; to turn up.

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Readingやってくる
Romajiyattekuru
Part of speechexpression, irregular verb
やってくる
yattekuru

to come along; to come around; to turn up

  1. 1expression · irregular verb to come along; to come around; to turn up
  2. 2expression · irregular verb to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

Also written: 遣って来る

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