<ol>
<li>I believe its a case of its original meaning: to come (from another place t o where the speaker is). In this case &quot;his&quot; buying it for me got me it from another place to where I am.</li>
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<p>2 &amp; 3. Used before a verb to express volition.</p>
<p>讓我來做吧。 / 让我来做吧。  ―  Ràng wǒ lái zuò ba.  ―  Let me do it. (<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BE%86#Chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wiktionary</a>)</p>

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2022-08-18T12:30:17.397Z
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Lily White
<p>去 and 来 are both often used in Chinese to indicate the direction of motion.</p>
<p>你过来： you pass from: come here<br />
我过去： I pass to: I'm coming</p>
<p>Older English had <strong>hence</strong> = 去 = to and <strong>hither</strong> = 来  = from, also <strong>whence</strong> and <strong>whither</strong>, but these are hardly used nowadays.</p>
<p>Hie thee <strong>hence</strong> = go you from: go away<br />
come <strong>hither</strong> = come from: come here</p>
<p>German <strong>hin</strong> means: direction to or towards something: 去<br />
German <strong>her</strong> (say the same as English hair) means: direction away, from where you are：来</p>
<p>Maybe, in your language, you have similar words to indicate direction.</p>
<p>In translation, these directional forms of 来 and 去 often get lost.</p>
<p>他给我买什么来了？ 买来 = buy from<br />
you for me buy what from le<br />
Was hast du mir gekauft?<br />
What did you buy for me?</p>
<p>多少钱能买来快乐？买来 = buy from<br />
much little money can buy from happiness?<br />
Für wieviel Geld ist Glück zu haben?<br />
How much money buys happiness？</p>
<p>我汉字写得太慢。你来写吧。来写 = come (to) write<br />
I Chinese characters write de very slow. you come write ok<br />
Ich bin sehr langsam in Chinesisch schreiben. Schreib du doch.<br />
I'm pretty slow at writing Chinese. You write it.</p>
<p>我坐<strong>下来</strong>写信求情。下来 = down from<br />
I sit down from write letter ask favour<br />
Ich saß mich hin um einen Brief zu schreiben, eine Bitte um einen Gefallen.<br />
I sat down to write a letter asking for a favour.</p>
<p>我来买票. 来买 = come (to) buy<br />
I come buy ticket<br />
Ich bin gekommen um eine Fahrkarte/Eintrittskarte zukaufen.<br />
I've come to buy a ticket.</p>
<p>你来干什么？来干 = come (to) do<br />
you come do what<br />
Was willst du?<br />
What do you want?</p>
<p>我来买饮料。来买 = come (to) buy<br />
I come buy drinks<br />
I möchte Getränke kaufen.<br />
I've come to buy some drinks.</p>
<p>In fact, the distinction between <strong>come</strong> and <strong>from</strong> is unclear and artificial, because, any time you <strong>come</strong>, you <strong>from</strong>, so to speak. You can't <strong>come</strong> to somewhere without moving <strong>from</strong> somewhere else.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>&quot;来&quot; has multiple meanings and uses. <a href="https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%9D%A5" rel="noreferrer">https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%9D%A5</a></p>
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<li><p><strong>买来</strong>, <strong>买</strong>什么<strong>来</strong> - &quot;bought-in&quot;, &quot;bought what in&quot;.
他给我<strong>买</strong>什么<strong>来</strong>了？ What has he bought in for me?</p>
</li>
<li><p>用在另一动词前，表示要做某件事 (<strong>Do</strong>, or willing/eager to do, something)。</p>
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<li><p>我汉字写得太慢。你<strong>来写</strong>吧。- My writing is too slow, You <strong>do</strong> the writing instead.</p>
</li>
<li><p>我<strong>来买</strong>票. - I <strong>do</strong> the ticket purchasing. (Let me purchase the ticket).</p>
</li>
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</li>
</ul>

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r13
<p>What's the purpose of 来 in the following sentences?</p>
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<li><p>他给我买什么<strong>来</strong>了？</p>
</li>
<li><p>我汉字写得太慢。你<strong>来</strong>写吧。</p>
</li>
<li><p>我<strong>来</strong>买票.</p>
</li>
</ol>

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Meaning of 来 after and before certain verbs
# Meaning of 来 after and before certain verbs

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-18)

What's the purpose of 来 in the following sentences?

1. 他给我买什么**来**了？
2. 我汉字写得太慢。你**来**写吧。
3. 我**来**买票.

**Tags:** grammar, vocabulary


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2022-08-18. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

"来" has multiple meanings and uses. <https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%9D%A5>

* **买来**, **买**什么**来** - "bought-in", "bought what in".
  他给我**买**什么**来**了？ What has he bought in for me?
* 用在另一动词前，表示要做某件事 (**Do**, or willing/eager to do, something)。

  2. 我汉字写得太慢。你**来写**吧。- My writing is too slow, You **do** the writing instead.
  3. 我**来买**票. - I **do** the ticket purchasing. (Let me purchase the ticket).


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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-08-18. Score: 2

1. I believe its a case of its original meaning: to come (from another place t o where the speaker is). In this case "his" buying it for me got me it from another place to where I am.

2 & 3. Used before a verb to express volition.

讓我來做吧。 / 让我来做吧。 ― Ràng wǒ lái zuò ba. ― Let me do it. ([Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BE%86#Chinese))


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-08-19. Score: 0

去 and 来 are both often used in Chinese to indicate the direction of motion.

你过来： you pass from: come here  
我过去： I pass to: I'm coming

Older English had **hence** = 去 = to and **hither** = 来 = from, also **whence** and **whither**, but these are hardly used nowadays.

Hie thee **hence** = go you from: go away  
come **hither** = come from: come here

German **hin** means: direction to or towards something: 去  
German **her** (say the same as English hair) means: direction away, from where you are：来

Maybe, in your language, you have similar words to indicate direction.

In translation, these directional forms of 来 and 去 often get lost.

他给我买什么来了？ 买来 = buy from  
you for me buy what from le  
Was hast du mir gekauft?  
What did you buy for me?

多少钱能买来快乐？买来 = buy from  
much little money can buy from happiness?  
Für wieviel Geld ist Glück zu haben?  
How much money buys happiness？

我汉字写得太慢。你来写吧。来写 = come (to) write  
I Chinese characters write de very slow. you come write ok  
Ich bin sehr langsam in Chinesisch schreiben. Schreib du doch.  
I'm pretty slow at writing Chinese. You write it.

我坐**下来**写信求情。下来 = down from  
I sit down from write letter ask favour  
Ich saß mich hin um einen Brief zu schreiben, eine Bitte um einen Gefallen.  
I sat down to write a letter asking for a favour.

我来买票. 来买 = come (to) buy  
I come buy ticket  
Ich bin gekommen um eine Fahrkarte/Eintrittskarte zukaufen.  
I've come to buy a ticket.

你来干什么？来干 = come (to) do  
you come do what  
Was willst du?  
What do you want?

我来买饮料。来买 = come (to) buy  
I come buy drinks  
I möchte Getränke kaufen.  
I've come to buy some drinks.

In fact, the distinction between **come** and **from** is unclear and artificial, because, any time you **come**, you **from**, so to speak. You can't **come** to somewhere without moving **from** somewhere else.


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