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“该由你来决定我们去不去那儿。”
What is the purpose of 来 in this sentence?
“该由你来决定我们去不去那儿。”
What is the purpose of 来 in this sentence?
What is the purpose of 来 in this sentence?
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You can just omit 来 because it actually doesn't have meaning.
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In Chinese this word is a preposition. It is used to articulate sentences.
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- 这件事现在由 CEO 来直接处理. （This case is now handled directly by the CEO.）
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The 来 here is more a device to adjust the rhythm of the sentence than a word of any grammatical function. You can omit it and the meaning of the sentence will still be the same. The structure "由 + noun + 来/去 + verb" is quite frequently used, though.
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I think the reason @Azeril said it was a preposition is that, when the word 来 is used, the meaning of the sentence is like "It is YOU to decide...". 来 here works like the "to". I don't think it is a preposition though.
Without 来, the sentence still works. I agree with @ChinglishTeadent.
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