質問: what does 助言を求めてきます、の「てくる」はどういう意味でしょうか? mean? what does 助言を求めてきます、の「てくる」はどういう意味でしょうか? mean?
回答: くる means “come” especially coming toward this way. so we often add it to a verb to emphasize that the action is directed toward us, like 母は手紙を私に送ってきます 。mom sends letters to (toward) me. we usually don’t say, 母は私に手紙を送ります。mom sends letters to me. which is grammatically correct, but it feels a bit incomplete in japanese since the letters are literally coming toward me.