てくる (te kuru)

Meaning

    All JLPT 4 grammar : てくる(てくる, te kuru), “I am going to” do something (with the nuance that ones is going to be back soon from what he or she went to do)

    Example

    日本語意味
    汚い行為の報いは必ず自分に返ってくる。What goes around comes around.
    ほお紅や口紅を差すだけで表情や笑顔がどんどん変わってくるんです。Expressions and smiles change like that just from applying rouge and lipstick.
    パックマンが、ある条件を満たすと追ってくるモンスターを逆襲して食べることができる。Pac-Man, when a certain condition is reached, can counter attack and eat the monsters chasing him.
    彼女たちの口から職場の労働問題が出てくることはほとんどなかった。They rarely spoke of the labour problem at their workplace.

    Vocabulary

    日本語ローマ字意味
    行為kouiact, deed, conduct
    bunpart, segment, share
    必ずkanarazualways, without exception
    自分jibunmyself, yourself, oneself
    汚いkitanaidirty, filthy
    笑顔egaosmiling face
    hyoutable, chart, list
    表情hyoujoufacial expression
    sadifference, variation
    どんどんdondonrapidly, continuously
    henstrange, odd, peculiar
    kuchimouth, opening, hole
    満たすmitasuto satisfy
    gyakureverse, opposite
    条件joukenconditions, terms
    食べるtaberuto eat
    baplace, spot, scene
    労働roudoumanual labor, work
    shokujob, work, employment
    職場shokubaplace of work, workplace
    ほとんどhotondomostly, nearly
    彼女kanojoshe, her
    問題mondaiquestion, problem

    Kanji

    漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
    コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
    ジ,シみずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずとoneself
    ヘンかえ.す, -かえ.す, かえ.るreturn, answer, repay
    ヒツかなら.ずinevitable, certain
    ホウむく.いるreport, news, reward
    コウ,クくちmouth
    ガンかおface, expression
    ヘンか.わる, か.わり, か.えるchange, strange
    ヒョウおもて, -おもて, あらわ.すsurface, chart
    ジョウ,セイなさ.けfeelings, emotion
    さ.す, さ.しdistinction, difference
    ショウわら.う, え.むlaugh
    ショク,ジキく.う, く.らう, た.べるeat, food
    ケンくだんaffair, case, matter
    マン,バンみ.ちる, み.つ, み.たすfull, enough, satisfy
    ツイお.うchase, pursue, follow
    ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
    シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
    ジョウ,チョウlocation, place
    ダイtopic, subject
    モンと.う, と.い, とんquestion, ask
    ドウはたら.くwork
    かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
    ロウろう.する, いたわ.る, いた.ずきlabor, toil, trouble
    ショク,ソクpost, employment

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