Coming to visit with 〜に来る

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

Chiya and Syaro visit Cocoa, even though it’s raining out.

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.”

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

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.

二人 (Two people)

二人(ふたり) means that there are two people.

天気 (Weather)

天気(てんき) means weather or atmospheric conditions. It is the everyday word for whether the sky is sunny, cloudy, rainy, and so on.