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> 私は、おまえ **に** 、殺されにきた

I've seen this sentence for a while and the translation is something like "I'm
going to kill you"(The context implies that too). But I don't understand why に
(In bold) is being used and not を.
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grammar particle-に particle-を passive-voice
Is に acting like a を in this sentence?
殺され is passive. As has been so kindly pointed out in the comments, the
sentence reads, "I came to be killed by you".

For a moment though, let's look at a slightly simpler sentence:

> 私は、おまえに、殺された

This sentence reads "I was killed by you".

In a passive sentence, the agent, the one who's actually doing something, is
marked by に。

In order to get を in here, the passive needs to be eliminated completely

> おまえは私を殺した

> You killed me.

It looks like you might have thought the translation should be something like

> I came to kill you.

in that case, the Japanese should have read

> 私はおまえを殺しにきた

Notice the important difference between 殺し and 殺され. The difference is the
first is an _active_ voice and the second is _passive_.
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