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くら

kura

verb 未然形

is the negative stem of くる — to reel, to wind, to spin (thread).

  • to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia)
  • to count (e.g. the days)
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How it’s built

くる くら

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

くる is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

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Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite くります
Polite negative くりません
Polite past くりました
Polite past negative くりませんでした
Let us ~ くりましょう
Masu-stem くり
Want to ~ くりたい
While ~ing くりながら
Te-form くって
Plain past くった
Tara-conditional くったら
Progressive くっている
Plain negative くらない
Plain past negative くらなかった
Negative te-form くらなくて
Potential くれる
Ba-conditional くれば
Imperative くれ
Volitional くろう
Passive くられる
Causative くらせる
Causative-passive くらされる

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In real sentences

How long does it take from here to the station?

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It seems the snow will continue until night.

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I booked a yoga class with my friend.

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Other forms and spellings

クルこよこようこよっこよふぐれくりゃぐりゃくろぐろくろっくろふぐろっぐろふくるくり
negative stem of くる