Grammar › N4 · 08 Te-form helpers & contractions
〜てくる: come and do; start to; has been doing
N4 · 08 Te-form helpers & contractions
Shows an action coming toward the speaker, a change that has begun, or something that has gone on up to now.
Verb te-form + くる. 買ってくる (go buy and come back), 暗くなってきた (it has started to get dark), 慣れてきた (I have gotten used to it). Opposite of 〜ていく.
Examples
コンビニでお茶を買ってきます。
I will go buy some tea at the convenience store and come back.
だんだん寒くなってきましたね。
It has been getting colder, hasn't it?