what does きた mean in 履いてきた


like in 履いてきた靴

how would it change if i wrote 履いた靴?




This (-て)くる is a [subsidiary
verb](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/18952/5010) explained in this
question:

  * [Difference between -ていく and -てくる](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/676/5010)

The difference between 履く and 履いてくる is almost the same as that between 持つ ("to
pick up; to hold") and 持ってくる ("to bring"). 履く only refers to the action of
wearing shoes, but 履いてくる is used when someone came to somewhere wearing the
shoes (thus effectively "bringing" them). 履いてきた靴 refers to the shoes someone
was wearing while they were coming.




This (-て)くる is a [subsidiary
verb](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/18952/5010) explained in this
question:

  * [Difference between -ていく and -てくる](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/676/5010)

The difference between 履く and 履いてくる is almost the same as that between 持つ ("to
pick up; to hold") and 持ってくる ("to bring"). 履く only refers to the action of
wearing shoes, but 履いてくる is used when someone came to somewhere wearing the
shoes (thus effectively "bringing" them). 履いてきた靴 refers to the shoes someone
was wearing while they were coming.

