Why wasn't it just [駅を降りたら、どこからともなく美味しそうないい匂いがきた。] without adding して? What is the role of して in the sentence?
- that して is supposed to be the 'te' form of 'suru' verb right? What is the closest English meaning of that して in the sentence?
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1japanese.stackexchange.com/q/2289/9831 / japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17850/9831– Chocolate ♦Jul 23, 2020 at 0:34
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Do not think of して, the 文法 is 「してくる」 and it implies that something gradually becomes. Like you smell from far away, and it gets stronger
You will also come across many other 「v.-てくる」 examples, but the meaning can vary
たべてくる ＝ to eat before having come 言ってくる ＝ to go and say something (and then come back) やってくる ＝ to go and complete some task ⇐ this could also be してくる
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what i understood from japanese.stackexchange.com/q/2289/9831 / japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17850/9831 – is that きた in my sentence is used purely as the verb くる and not as a 'grammatical expression' as you thankfully proposed. So in my sentence 'the smell came きた!' but 'we don't know from where it came'.– rarunaJul 24, 2020 at 14:52
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So the verb here would effectively be 匂いがする、or "to (have a) smell", The verb is not 匂う, which would be referring to the speakers olfactory ability to perceive the scent. i.e. I can smell it– Reed DayJul 24, 2020 at 17:55
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My bad! I thought that 匂い is the subject and する is the verb, but it looks like the whole is treated as one verb. I think what you proposed about きた makes sense now.– rarunaJul 24, 2020 at 18:37