No. 709 in Japanese
やってき
"やってき" means "came" or "has come" and implies someone or something has arrived.
In a sentence
昨日彼が訪ねてやってきました。
Yesterday, he came to visit.
In this context, 'やってきました' signifies someone arriving or coming to a place.
いろいろな困難を乗り越えて、ここまでやってきました。
I have overcome many difficulties to come this far.
Here, 'やってきました' is used metaphorically to express reaching a point in life or progress.
イベントの準備のために、たくさんのアイディアをやってきました。
We came up with many ideas for the event preparation.
In this instance, 'やってきました' highlights the action of producing or coming up with ideas.
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