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Grammar detail: verb stem + にいく／にいきます

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JLPT:

verb stem + にいく／にいきます - go to (do something)

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verb stem

+

に

い

く

or

に

い

きます

is a very useful expression which means 'go in order to do (something)'.

It is very commonly used with the stem

み

of the verb

み

る (see) to mean 'go to see'. For example:

よく

を

に

きます。
I often go to the movies.

Here are a few more examples:

に

べんきょう

しに

く。
I am going to Japan to study.

に

たんじょうび

プレゼントを

いに行く。
I am going downtown to buy a birthday present.

を食べに行く。
We're going out for Spanish food tonight.

に

く。
I'm going to meet up with a friend.

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Note that unless it follows a verb stem, に + いく simply means 'go (somewhere)'.

DETAILS

は

へ

ぎにいく。
He goes swimming in the river every day.

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See also:

verb stem - base part of a verb
しにいく - go to do
particle に - destination marker
verb stem + にくる／にきます - come to (do something)
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Kanji used in this grammar

行

コウギョウアンゆくいく to go おこなう to take place

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見

ケンみる to see みえる to be seen; to appear みせる to show

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映

エイはえる to shine うつる to be reflected うつす to reflect, project

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画

ガカク draw

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日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

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本

ホン book もと origin

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勉

ベン exertion

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強

キョウゴウつよい strong つよまる to get stronger つよめる to strengthen しいる to compel, to force

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街

カイガイまち town, thoroughfare, street

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誕

タン birth

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生

セイショウ life なま raw いかす to enliven いきる to live いける to arrange flowers うまれる to be born うむ to give birth to き pure, undiluted おう to grow, to sprout はえる to grow, to sprout はやす to grow, cultivate

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買

バイかう to buy

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今

コンキンいま now

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夜

ヤよるよ night

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料

リョウ fee

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理

リ logic

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食

ショクジキ food たべる to eat くう to eat

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友

ユウとも friend

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達

タツ arrive

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会

カイエあう to meet

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彼

ヒかれ he

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毎

マイ every, each

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川

センかわ river

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泳

エイおよぐ swim

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