てくる
tekuru
Come toward; develop up to now
Formation 接続
Full formation notes
Vて + くる
Explanation 説明
Describes movement toward the speaker or a change developing from the past toward the present. It can also describe going to do something and returning.
Examples 例文
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だんだん寒くなってきましたね。
It has gradually been getting colder, hasn't it?
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昔よりも、子供の数がだんだん減ってきています。
The number of children has gradually decreased compared with the past.
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以前よりも、日本語を学ぶ人が増えてきました。
More people have started learning Japanese than before.
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少し太ってきたから、ダイエットを始めようと思います。
I have put on a little weight, so I am thinking of going on a diet.
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社会人になって、全然運動していないので、太ってきた。
Since starting work, I have not exercised at all and have put on weight.
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２０年間、息子を大切に育ててきました。
I have lovingly raised my son for twenty years.
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知らない男が、私のほうへ走ってきた。
An unfamiliar man came running toward me.
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ポチがボールをくわえて、走ってきた。
Pochi came running with a ball in his mouth.
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山田さんの荷物、持ってきましたよ。
I brought Mr. Yamada's luggage.
How related patterns differ 比較
く／にする deliberately changes a state; になる describes becoming. ようになる can mark a new practice or an acquired ability depending on the verb. てくる views a change as developing toward the present; distinguish deliberate changes from observed ones.
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| てくる | Come toward; develop up to now | だんだん寒くなってきましたね。 It has gradually been getting colder, hasn't it? |
| ～く/ ～にする | Make something a particular way | 部屋を明るくしました。 I made the room brighter. |
| ～V可能形ようになる | Become able to do | ひらがなが読めるようになりました。 I have become able to read hiragana. |
| ～Ｖるようになる | Begin to do regularly; come to do | 最近、毎朝運動するようになりました。 Recently, I have started exercising every morning. |
| 〜ようになる | Come to; become able to; a change of habit | 日本語が話せるようになりました。 I have become able to speak Japanese. |
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