eki ni iku tochuu de konbini ni yorimasu.

destination particle

Breakdown of eki ni iku tochuu de konbini ni yorimasu.

• 行いく: to go
• 駅えき: station
• コンビニ: convenience store

Questions & Answers about eki ni iku tochuu de konbini ni yorimasu.

Why is 行く in the dictionary form here, not 行きます or 行って?

Because 行く is modifying the noun 途中.

In Japanese, a verb in plain form can come before a noun and describe it. So:

• 駅に行く途中 = the途中 of going to the station
  more naturally: while on the way to the station

Using 行きます途中 would be ungrammatical here, because ます forms do not directly modify nouns like this.

So this pattern is:

• [verb dictionary form] + 途中 = in the middle of / on the way to doing [verb]

Examples:

• 学校に行く途中 = on the way to school
• 帰る途中 = on the way home

What does 途中 mean exactly?

途中 means the middle of something, partway through, or on the way.

Its meaning depends on context:

• with movement verbs like 行く, 帰る:
  途中 often means on the way
• with other actions:
  it can mean in the middle of doing something

In this sentence:

• 駅に行く途中で = while on the way to the station

So it does not mean just a physical road or path. It means the point during an ongoing action or journey.