Translation of 歯｛は｝磨｛みが｝きしてこよう in Yotsubato!


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What does the highlighted part in the image mean ?

> よし子供はそろそろ寝ようかー  
>  歯磨きしてこよう

This is what I think the above sentences mean:

> Okay kids, should we go to sleep now ?  
>  Let's come and brush our teeth

I feel like I am messing up the second sentence (I am a little doubtful of the
first one too but I think it's mostly correct).

`こよう`as far as I know is volitional form of `くる` but I feel like the second
sentence feels more like a command. Am I correct with my translation and usage
of `こよう` ?




> よし子供はそろそろ寝 **よう** かー  
>  歯磨きしてこ **よう**  
>  こよう as far as I know is volitional form of くる but I feel like the second
> sentence feels more like a command.

As you might already know, the auxiliary よう can be used for 勧誘 (invitation)
and also for an instruction (指示) or a soft command (軽い命令). It's often used by
a parent or school teacher toward (a) young child(ren).

So I think the 1st sentence is literally like:

> "Now (you) kids should go to sleep, okay?" / "Alright kids, (why don't you)
> go to sleep now."

As for the 2nd sentence, してこよう is the volitional form (意向形) of してくる.  
してくる consists of the te-form of する + the subsidiary verb (補助動詞) くる, and here
it means "(go) do something and come back". So the whole sentence can be like:

> "Let's go brush our teeth (and come back here)."

or

> "(You should) Go brush your teeth (and come back here)."

depending on the context. Here it seems to be the former since you can see
とーちゃん walking along with the kids in the following frame and on the next page.




> よし子供はそろそろ寝 **よう** かー  
>  歯磨きしてこ **よう**  
>  こよう as far as I know is volitional form of くる but I feel like the second
> sentence feels more like a command.

As you might already know, the auxiliary よう can be used for 勧誘 (invitation)
and also for an instruction (指示) or a soft command (軽い命令). It's often used by
a parent or school teacher toward (a) young child(ren).

So I think the 1st sentence is literally like:

> "Now (you) kids should go to sleep, okay?" / "Alright kids, (why don't you)
> go to sleep now."

As for the 2nd sentence, してこよう is the volitional form (意向形) of してくる.  
してくる consists of the te-form of する + the subsidiary verb (補助動詞) くる, and here
it means "(go) do something and come back". So the whole sentence can be like:

> "Let's go brush our teeth (and come back here)."

or

> "(You should) Go brush your teeth (and come back here)."

depending on the context. Here it seems to be the former since you can see
とーちゃん walking along with the kids in the following frame and on the next page.

