purpose に (verb-stem + に + motion verb)

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The pattern [verb masu-stem] + に + [motion verb] (行く / 来る / 帰る / 出かける) expresses the purpose of motion — 'come/go/return/go-out in order to do X.' The に marks purpose: 買いに行く ('go to buy'), 食べに行く ('go to eat'), 迎えに来る ('come to pick up'), 見に来る ('come to see'), 遊びに来る ('come over to hang out').

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