Japanese word of the day: 連れてくる (Tsuretekuru)

What does 連れてくる (Tsuretekuru) mean?

連れてくる (Verb) — "to bring someone along" or "to come accompanied by someone." It combines the verb 連れる (tsureru), meaning "to take someone with you," with くる (kuru), meaning "to come."

Kanji details for 連

Character: 連 — take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Radical: walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)

Example sentences with 連れてくる (Tsuretekuru)

• 友達を家に連れてくる。
  (Tomodachi wo ie ni tsuretekuru.)
  👬 I'll bring my friend to my house.

• 田中さんをここへ連れて来てください。
  (Tanaka-san wo koko he tsuretekite kudasai.)
  👇️ Please bring Mr./Ms. Tanaka here.

• ヤマダ君、学校にペットを連れてくるのはやめなさい！
  (Yamada-kun, gakkou ni petto wo tsuretekuru no wa yamenasai!)
  🏫 Yamada-kun, don't bring your pets to school!

Confused about how to conjugate the verb 連れる? Our conjugation tables can help.

連れてくる (Tsuretekuru) in context

連れてくる (tsuretekuru) is properly used when bringing someone or something along with you toward the speaker's location or base point. It combines the verb 連れる (tsureru, "to take someone with you") with くる (kuru, "to come"), creating the meaning of "to bring someone along". You would use this when you're bringing a person to your current location, your home, or a place considered the base in the conversation. Also, while 連れてくる (tsuretekuru) is primarily used for people and animals, using it with inanimate objects would sound unusual in everyday Japanese.