<p>&quot;来“ in the sentence means that the speaker is asking the third person to join their conversation and resolve the problem.</p>

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user26257
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<p>你来给我们评评理</p>
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<p>You are right, we shouldn't take its literal meaning here &quot;<em>to come here</em>&quot;.</p>
<p>来, here in the context, is used to invite for comment.  Other examples:  让我来(let me do it or I will cover it). 你来(You do it).  不，我不来(No, I won't do it.)</p>
<p>This dictionary definition addresses it:</p>
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<p>用在动词性短语前面，表示要做某事(preceding a verbal phrase, denoting <em>will do something</em>)</p>
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<p>E. g. 我来说几句。</p>
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It might be a usage I'm not aware of. I thought the nuance of 来 as in 让我来 (let me do it), or 我来解决这个事 (I'll solve that matter) was mostly found in the first person （我）or with other causative verbs (让）. But the more I read the OP's sentence, the more I'm convinced it could just be as you say
blackgreen
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dan
<p>Person A or B calls person C  to 'come' judging the issue because the issue is right in front of them</p>
<p>Notice, we use [来 + V] when the object is close to us, and we use [去 + V] when the object is not close to us</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>我來開車 (the car is close by or you are in the car)</p>
<p>我去開車 (the car is not near by or even insigh)</p>

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I've seen the same question asked about 去 which is odd to me because this is exactly how we talk in english
小奥利奥
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@ 小奥利奥 are you referring to [this + n] 'and ['that + n] ; [go + v] and [come + v']?
Tang Ho
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I'm talking about [go + v] with 去 and [come + v'] with 来
小奥利奥
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Tang Ho
<p>I think &quot;来&quot; here means the start of an action.</p>

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Tira2070
<p>The &quot;来&quot;, &quot;come&quot; here acts as a form of &quot;invitation&quot;, inviting someone to give an opinion or judgement.</p>
<p>Like, &quot;come, give us your view on this matter&quot;</p>

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Wayne Cheah
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<p>你<strong>来</strong>给我们评评理</p>
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<p>Three people are discussing something. One of them asks another to be judge on who's right.</p>
<p>What's the exact meaning of 来 here? Since three of them are already together, it shouldn't be &quot;come here&quot;.</p>

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2020-09-03T03:51:42.940Z
What is "come" doing in "How come you are not an administrator after ten years with the company"?
Wayne Cheah
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We seem to get a number of these questions: (1) [The grammatical component of 来 in this sentence](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/27076) (2) [来 + verb to indicate future](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/35944) (3) [What does 来 mean in 他想一切办法来验证这个理论 and 我们设了个陷阱来抓狐狸?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/37250) (4) [Can 来 be used as a 虚词?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/10385)
Becky 李蓓
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It IS "come here", however, "here" is not a position, it's a "context". For example, imaging the following conversation between three people in good relationship: A:今晚我们吃什么？(started a context about dinner) B:去XX吧，那里的YY贼好吃。 C said to B:还吃YY啊，你看你都胖成啥样了？(started a new sub-context about B's body). B look at C from head to to foot, and said to A:你来给我们评评理，看看到底谁胖？ In this example, A is definitely in a context he/she started, however, he/she is not in the sub-context about B's body, so B invite A to join/come/来 this sub-context go give an opinion.
LiuYan 刘研
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Meaning of 来 as in 你来给我们评评理
# Meaning of 来 as in 你来给我们评评理

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-03)

> 你**来**给我们评评理

Three people are discussing something. One of them asks another to be judge on who's right.

What's the exact meaning of 来 here? Since three of them are already together, it shouldn't be "come here".

**Tags:** grammar, meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What is "come" doing in "How come you are not an username_0 after ten years with the company"?  
> **username_2**: We seem to get a number of these questions: (1) [The grammatical component of 来 in this sentence](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/27076) (2) [来 + verb to indicate future](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/35944) (3) [What does 来 mean in 他想一切办法来验证这个理论 and 我们设了个陷阱来抓狐狸?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/37250) (4) [Can 来 be used as a 虚词?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/q/10385)  
> **username_3**: It IS "come here", however, "here" is not a position, it's a "context". For example, imaging the following conversation between three people in good relationship: A:今晚我们吃什么？(started a context about dinner) B:去XX吧，那里的YY贼好吃。 C said to B:还吃YY啊，你看你都胖成啥样了？(started a new sub-context about B's body). B look at C from head to to foot, and said to A:你来给我们评评理，看看到底谁胖？ In this example, A is definitely in a context he/she started, however, he/she is not in the sub-context about B's body, so B invite A to join/come/来 this sub-context go give an opinion.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-09-03. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The "来", "come" here acts as a form of "invitation", inviting someone to give an opinion or judgement.

Like, "come, give us your view on this matter"


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-09-03. Score: 2

"来“ in the sentence means that the speaker is asking the third person to join their conversation and resolve the problem.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-09-03. Score: 1

> 你来给我们评评理

You are right, we shouldn't take its literal meaning here "*to come here*".

来, here in the context, is used to invite for comment. Other examples: 让我来(let me do it or I will cover it). 你来(You do it). 不，我不来(No, I won't do it.)

This dictionary definition addresses it:

> 用在动词性短语前面，表示要做某事(preceding a verbal phrase, denoting *will do something*)

> E. g. 我来说几句。

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: It might be a usage I'm not aware of. I thought the nuance of 来 as in 让我来 (let me do it), or 我来解决这个事 (I'll solve that matter) was mostly found in the first person （我）or with other causative verbs (让）. But the more I read the OP's sentence, the more I'm convinced it could just be as you say  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2020-09-03. Score: 0

Person A or B calls person C to 'come' judging the issue because the issue is right in front of them

Notice, we use [来 + V] when the object is close to us, and we use [去 + V] when the object is not close to us

Example:

我來開車 (the car is close by or you are in the car)

我去開車 (the car is not near by or even insigh)

> **Comments:**
> **username_8**: I've seen the same question asked about 去 which is odd to me because this is exactly how we talk in english  
> **username_7**: @ username_8 are you referring to [this + n] 'and ['that + n] ; [go + v] and [come + v']?  
> **username_8**: I'm talking about [go + v] with 去 and [come + v'] with 来  

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### Answer by username_9 on 2020-09-05. Score: 0

I think "来" here means the start of an action.


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