電でん話わがかかってくる

expression, kuru verb (irregular)

get a phone call; receive a call

Describes the action of a phone call coming in; the subject is the call itself, not the caller. Often used when the call is unexpected or when describing the event of receiving a call.

• さっき母ははから電でん話わがかかってきた。

  I just got a phone call from my mother.

• 会かい議ぎ中ちゅうに電でん話わがかかってきて困こまった。

  I got a phone call during the meeting and it was a problem.