～てくる
Move toward here or develop up to now
You'll be able to describe an action coming toward you or a change that has developed up to the present.
蓮がこちらに走ってきます。
ren ga kochira ni hashitte kimasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
Ren comes running toward us.
Move toward here or develop up to now
～てくる describes movement toward the speaker, or change developing toward the present. It can also mean going to do something and then returning.
少し暖かくなってきました。
sukoshi atatakaku natte kimashita.
It has gotten a little warmer.
Form and use ～てくる
Use きます and きました for polite forms. Spatial movement is toward the viewpoint; a time-based development reaches now. ～ていく instead points away or onward.
少し暖かくなってきました。
sukoshi atatakaku natte kimashita.
It has gotten a little warmer.
パンを買ってきます。
pan o katte kimasu.
I will go buy bread and come back.
ちょっと郵便局に行ってきます。
chotto yuubinkyoku ni itte kimasu.
I'm just going to the post office. I'll be back.
最近、朝が寒くなってきました。
saikin, asa ga samuku natte kimashita.
The mornings have been getting colder lately.
向こうから大きい犬が走ってきました。
mukou kara ookii inu ga hashitte kimashita.
A big dog came running toward us from over there.
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