来る
くる
to come
Kuru (来る) is an irregular verb meaning "to come". Its polite form is 来ます, its te form is 来て, its past form is 来た, and its negative form is 来ない.
Irregular verbJLPT N5
Kuru (来る) conjugation quick reference
来る means "to come". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Kuru example sentences
友だちが来る。
My friend is coming.
先生は来なかった。
The teacher didn’t come.
明日は来ません。
I won’t come tomorrow.
How to use Kuru: grammar notes
•Use 来る (kuru) when someone or something is moving toward where you are (e.g. "My friend is coming to my house" = 友だちがうちに来る).
•Always use the particle に to mark the destination when using 来る (e.g. 学校に来る = come to school); don’t use を here—that’s a common mistake.
•When talking about someone coming with someone else, use the particle と (e.g. 先生と来る = come with the teacher).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Kuru
来てください（きてください）
Please come
もうすぐ来る（もうすぐくる）
Will come soon
こっちに来て（こっちにきて）
Come over here
Kuru (来る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 来る | |
| Masu Form | 来ます | |
| Te Form | 来て | |
| Past Form | 来た | |
| Negative Form | 来ない | |
| Past Negative | 来なかった | |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 来ます | |
| Polite Past | 来ました | |
| Polite Negative | 来ません | |
| Polite Past Negative | 来ませんでした | |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | こられる | korareru |
| Passive Form | こられる | korareru |
| Causative Form | こさせる | kosaseru |
| Causative Passive | こさせられる | kosaserareru |
| Volitional Form | こよう | koyou |
| Imperative Form | こい | koi |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | くれば | kureba |
| Conditional (たら) | 来たら | |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 来ている | |
| Desire (たい) | 来たい | |
| Prohibition | 来るな | |