に行く
ni iku
In Japanese, 'I go to' is expressed as に行く (ni iku).
The phrase に行く is used to express the act of traveling to a specific destination.
How do you pronounce it?
ni iku
What mistakes should you avoid?
While the particle へ can also be used to indicate direction, the particle に is the standard particle used to mark a specific destination with the verb 行く.
Did you know?
- In Japanese, you can use 行く ('to go') even when you are actually coming toward the person you are speaking to, as long as you are moving away from your current location.
- When someone says 行ってきます ('I'm going'), they are literally saying 'I will go and come back', making the 'going' part of a promised return.
- Japanese has a specific cultural concept called 行儀 ('gyōgi') derived from the root of 行く, referring to the 'way' one behaves or their manners.
Examples in context
- 市場に行く。I go to the market.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase に行く in the context of a market.Tatoeba #5117746 by 999yudai, translation #4170599 by Wuzzy
- 私は公園に行く。I go to the park.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase に行く in the context of a park.Tatoeba #157179 by KK_kaku_, translation #257353 by CK
- 私は、京都に行く。I go to Kyoto.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase に行く with a city name.Tatoeba #162281 by KK_kaku_, translation #252233 by CN
- 毎日、東京に行きます。Every day, I go to Tokyo.
- 先生の家に伺います。I will visit the teacher's house.
- 友達の家に行く。I'm going to my friend's house.
- 遊びに行っちゃう。I'm gonna go and play.
- コンサートに行くよ！I'm going to the concert!
- 21 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their plans for the weekend.
- 大翔 Hiroto今週末はどこに行く？Konshūmatsu wa doko ni iku?Where are you going this weekend?
- 結衣 Yui私は図書館に行く。Watashi wa toshokan ni iku.I am going to the library.
- 大翔 Hirotoいい考えだね。私もそこに行く。Ii kangae da ne. Watashi mo soko ni iku.That's a good idea. I'll go there too.
- 結衣 Yuiじゃあ、一緒に行こう。Jā, issho ni ikō.Well then, let's go together.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
