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In the light novel that I'm reading, the protagonist is creatively arguing
with his friend to obtain more sleeping time.

However, I'm a bit confused about how to handle the 起こしに in this sentence.

> だからもう無理して起こしに来なくてもいいよ

According to my research,

**起こし** is the renyokei form of 起こす, meaning to wake up.

**に** is the particle Ni and it's used to indicate purpose.

**来なくて** is the negative -te form of come, so don't come.

I know that the sentence means,

> Since it would be more unreasonable otherwise, it is okay if you do not come
> and wake me up.

The problem that I'm having is in the translation process.

Most of the time, when I see a verb before a -Ni, it'll be in the -te form. If
that were the case here, like **起こしてに来なくて** , I'd be able to translate that
part as **don't come to wake up**

However, whenever I see the renyokei form of a verb, I'll insert an "and", and
that's where my translation falls flat. My problem right now is that, for
**起こしに来なくて** , I get a literal translation, " **don't come to wake up and** "

I understand that it shouldn't be taken literally, but it does suggest that
"wake up" needs to be connected to something else like **もいい**. The problem is
that this doesn't fit with any grammar that I've learned so far -- especially
because the link in the middle of a subordinate clause extends out it -- so
I'm not confident at all in this leap of logic?

I wish to request clarification because I've searched and could not find any
examples explaining why the Renyokei form is being used here.
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What is the purpose of the renyokei form + ni part of this sentence?
> Most of the time, when I see a verb before a -Ni, it'll be in the -te form.

Maybe you could provide some example? IMO, this is 100% **wrong**. You first
assumption is false and that is what probably confuses you.

_verb A (renhyoukei) + ni + verb B_ means _to b to a_. That is all you need to
know.  
Thus, _起こしに来る_ means _to come to wake up_.
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