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How to Say ‘For coming’ in Japanese

来てくれて

ki te kure te

[ki te kure te]

💬 Usage Tip: [〜てくれてありがとう] means "thank you for doing … for me." You can swap in other actions the same way, like [手伝ってくれてありがとう] for "thanks for helping."

Phrase Breakdown

来

ki

[ki]

come

The kanji part of the verb meaning to come.

Example

今日は来てくれてうれしいです。

I am happy that you came today.

て

te

[te]

-te form marker

This て completes the connected form in くれて.

Example

来てくれて本当にありがとうございます。

Thank you very much for coming.

くれ

kure

[kure]

do for me

Part of くれる, showing someone does something for the speaker.

Example

来てくれて助かりました。

It helped that you came.

て

te

[te]

-te form marker

This て completes the connected form in くれて.

Example

来てくれて本当にありがとうございます。

Thank you very much for coming.

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