<p>来 in this context focuses on <strong>the purpose for us to come/ gather together</strong>, 要 just <strong>will</strong>. 要 connotes more of the  necessity or even mandatory. 来 is more suggesting and less mandatory.</p>

<p>Note: Sometimes the nuance is weak in practice.</p>

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dan
<p>Yes, you are correct that "来" means 'we are going to' in this scenario. To be honest, as a native Chineses speaker, I cannot tell the difference between "来” and ”要" here.</p>

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Molly.GG
<p>来 means ‘come’.  </p>

<ul>
<li><p>今天我們討論一個問題 - we discuss a problem today</p></li>
<li><p>今天我們<strong>要</strong>討論一個問題 -  we <strong>need to/ are going to</strong> discuss a problem today </p></li>
<li><p>今天我們來討論一個問題 -  we  <strong>come/  are going to</strong> discuss a problem today</p></li>
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Tang Ho
<p>What does 来 mean in the following sentence? 今天我们来讨论一个问题 I tried to translate the sentence as follows: "Today we are going to talk about a topic/problem/question". Does 来 indicate future? Is there a difference to 要 (e.g. 今天我们要...)</p>

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来 + verb to indicate future
# 来 + verb to indicate future

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-12-05)

What does 来 mean in the following sentence? 今天我们来讨论一个问题 I tried to translate the sentence as follows: "Today we are going to talk about a topic/problem/question". Does 来 indicate future? Is there a difference to 要 (e.g. 今天我们要...)

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-12-05. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

来 in this context focuses on **the purpose for us to come/ gather together**, 要 just **will**. 要 connotes more of the necessity or even mandatory. 来 is more suggesting and less mandatory.

Note: Sometimes the nuance is weak in practice.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-12-05. Score: 1

Yes, you are correct that "来" means 'we are going to' in this scenario. To be honest, as a native Chineses speaker, I cannot tell the difference between "来” and ”要" here.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-12-05. Score: 1

来 means ‘come’.

* 今天我們討論一個問題 - we discuss a problem today
* 今天我們**要**討論一個問題 - we **need to/ are going to** discuss a problem today
* 今天我們來討論一個問題 - we **come/ are going to** discuss a problem today


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