邪魔しに

to get in the way

→ 邪魔する

phrase Rare #41,433

to get in the way Often used before a verb of motion, such as 来る (to come), to say someone has come with the purpose of interfering or being a nuisance.

JA: 邪魔しに来たんじゃないよ。

EN: I didn’t come to get in your way.

彼は助けに来たというより邪魔しに来た。

He came to get in the way rather than to help.

僕らは邪魔しに来ない

We’re not here to get in your way.

— Pompo the Cinephile (2021)

やつは必死で邪魔しに来る

That guy keeps desperately trying to get in the way.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

彼女は我々の手伝いに来たというより、邪魔しに来たようなものだ。

She came less to help us than to get in our way.