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〜te kuru

〜て　くる〜te kuru
to start to; to come to (over time)
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Usages of 〜te kuru

髪かみ　が　伸のびて　きた　から、　来週らいしゅう　美容院びよういん　に　行いこう　と　思おもう。kami ga nobite kita kara, raisyuu biyouin ni ikou to omou.
My hair has grown long, so I’m thinking of going to the hair salon next week.
すぐ　雨あめ　が　降ふって　くる　かも　しれません。sugu ame ga hutte kuru kamo siremasen.
It might start raining soon.
昔むかし　は　すぐ　怒おこって　いました　が、　今いま　は　我慢がまんすること　を　覚おぼえて　きました。mukasi ha sugu okotte imasita ga, ima ha gamansurukoto wo oboete kimasita.
In the past I got angry right away, but now I’ve learned to hold back.
新あたらしい　仕事しごと　が　始はじまって　から、　不安ふあん　が　少すこしずつ　減へって　きました。atarasii sigoto ga hazimatte kara, huan ga sukosizutu hette kimasita.
Since my new job started, my anxiety has gradually decreased.
プロフィール　を　少すこし　変かえて　から、　新あたらしい　日本人にほんじん　の　フォロワー　が　増ふえて　きました。purofiiru wo sukosi kaete kara, atarasii nihonzin no forowaa ga huete kimasita.
Since I changed my profile a bit, the number of new Japanese followers has started to increase.

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