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くる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane
  • to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise
  • to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up
  • to go crazy (over someone or something), to get enthusiastic, to go wild

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Example sentences

時計とけいくるって会議かいぎ遅刻ちこくしてしまった。

My clock went wrong and I ended up being late for the meeting.

計画けいかくくるったせいで、すべてが台無だいなしになった。

Because the plan fell through, everything was ruined.

彼女かのじょはあのアイドルにくるっていて毎日まいにちいかけている。

She is crazy about that idol and chases after them every day.

機械きかいくるわないように、定期的ていきてきにメンテナンスをする必要ひつようがある。

It is necessary to perform maintenance regularly so that the machine does not malfunction.

長年ながねん孤独こどくかれこころくるわせたのだと、人々ひとびとささやった。

People whispered to one another that years of loneliness had driven his mind to madness.