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Coming to visit with 〜に来る

Grammar Explanation: Coming to for a purpose with 〜に来る

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Chiya and Syaro visit Cocoa at the coffee shop.

ココア:
「二人(ふたり)ともこんな天気(てんき)なのに遊(あそ)びに来(き)てくれてありがとね」
“Thanks, both of you, for coming to visit even in weather like this.”
Literal: “Thanks for coming for playing, both of you, even in weather like this.”
シャロ:
「ちょうどバイトの予定(よてい)が空白(くうはく)になっただけだし」
“I just happened to have a gap in my work schedule.”

Key Points

1遊(あそ)びに来(き)て means coming to visit
  • The set expression uses “come to play” for a social visit, so “visit” fits the scene.
2遊(あそ)ぶ uses its stem before に
  • 遊(あそ)ぶ becomes 遊(あそ)び, followed by purpose marker に and 来(く)る.
3てくれてありがと thanks them for the action
  • Cocoa treats their visit as something done for her benefit. こんな天気(てんき)なのに stresses that they came despite the bad weather.
4だけだし downplays the reason for visiting
  • Syaro says her work schedule merely happened to become free. Final し leaves the excuse open instead of making a warm admission.

Vocabulary

(Weather)

天気(てんき) means weather, such as whether it is sunny, cloudy, or rainy.

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