Synonym Boundary: "来ます", "来る", "外れる", "〜てくる"

When expressing "come" in Japanese, you must carefully distinguish between "来ます", "来る", "外れる", "〜てくる" based on context.

• 来ます (きます (kimasu) - Level: N5): Maps to "to come (polite form)" and is used when Polite form of 来る.
• 来る (くる (kuru) - Level: N5): Maps to "to come" and is used when Used for movement towards the speaker's location or a specified location. Polite form is 来ます.
• 外れる (はずれる (hazureru) - Level: N3): Maps to "to come off; to be disconnected; to miss (a guess / expectation); to deviate" and is used when Refers to buttons coming off, connections being disconnected, expectations/guesses missing, or deviating from rules. Intransitive verb. Opposing word: 外す. Often used as ボタンが外れる or 予想が外れる. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To miss! "The weather forecast missed and it started raining, but sharing this umbrella with you is the best luck ever, Haruka-san!" ...っ! F-Sharing an umbrella because forecast missed! B-Baka! Don't celebrate the rain! But... since we are sharing, get closer so your shoulder doesn't get wet! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『はずれる（外れる）わよ！『ハルカ部長、週末のデート予定、降水確率80%の雨予報が完全に外れてピカピカの青空になりました！神様に感謝です！』って…っ！天気予報が外れる！バカ！/// 天気が良くなったのは私の普段の行いが良いからよ！…でも、天気が良くてお揃いのスニーカーで公園散歩できるの、実は私もすっごく嬉しいんだから、しっかり手を繋いで歩きなさい！』.
• 〜てくる (〜てくる (te kuru) - Level: N3): Maps to "to come doing; to start doing; to become (up to now)" and is used when Indicates a change or action that progresses from the past up to the present, or an action moving towards the speaker. It suggests a process or continuation that has led to the current state..

Mixing these up can easily lead to unnatural translations. Refer to the bilingual context cards below to master the boundaries!