〜に行く/来る means "go/come to do X" — movement with a purpose.
Purpose of movement - Go somewhere to do something
Direction + action - Come here to do something
I''m going to see a movie.
The verb stem (ます-form without ます) + に + 行く/来る
Verb ます-stem + に + 行く/来る
- 食べ + に + 行く = 食べに行く (go to eat)
- 買い + に + 来る = 買いに来る (come to buy)
Don''t confuse with Noun + に行く (go to a place)
I'm going to meet a friend.
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