jarmanso7
at 2019-02-17 18:41:06 UTC
I think that given the translation "Come on over", こい (来い) , the command form for 来る makes more sense.
Leebo
at 2019-02-17 23:17:44 UTC
How would you fit こい into 来な?
来な, from what I've seen when people have asked about this on HiNative and whatnot, is like a short, friendlier version of 来なさい (command form of 来る) and is read きな.
Leebo
at 2019-02-17 23:18:34 UTC
I meant "polite command form" above.
jarmanso7
at 2019-02-18 10:57:56 UTC
I would fit it as こい + particle な. Did not know about this friendlier version of きなさい, looks like I was definitely wrong here.
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Reading of 来
I believe the correct reading of 来 in this specific case would be き(as opposed to らい)