Explanation
Express purpose of going/coming. "Go/come to do…"
Examples
축구 보러 오세요
chuk-gu bo-reo o-se-yo
Come to watch soccer
밥 먹으러 갈까요?
bap meo-geu-reo gal-kka-yo?
Shall we go eat?
한국어 배우러 한국에 왔어요
han-guk-eo bae-u-reo han-guk-e wat-sseo-yo
I came to Korea to learn Korean
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