()てくる

でてくる
verb (kuru)
to come out; to appear; to emerge
自動詞 intransitivemovement
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()ない
Present polite()()ます()()ません
Past()()()()なかった
Past polite()()ました()()ませんでした
て form()()()()なくて
ている present()()ている()()ていない
ている polite()()ています()()ていません
ている past()()ていた()()ていなかった
ている past polite()()ていました()()ていませんでした
Conditional ば()()れば()()なければ
Conditional たら()()たら()()なかったら
Volitional()()よう
Volitional polite()()ましょう
Potential()()られる()()られない
Passive()()られる()()られない
Causative()()させる()()させない
Imperative()()()()るな
1. to come out; to emerge (toward the speaker or from within)
To come out of an enclosed space, to emerge from somewhere, or to appear on the scene. Combines 出る (to exit) with くる (to come), indicating movement toward the speaker or present location.
(ねこ)押入(おしい)から()てきた。
The cat came out of the closet.
I heard someone coming out from the front door.
2. to appear; to come up (in conversation, text, or data)
To appear or turn up in a non-physical sense — such as a word appearing in a book, a name coming up in conversation, or a problem emerging.
When new vocabulary appears in the textbook, I look it up right away.
His name came up in the conversation.

A compound of () + くる. The くる component indicates the movement is directed toward the present location or the speaker.

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