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Learn Japanese: iku - to go

Japanese
/The location particles に and で
/iku

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Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of iku

If you want to go, you must step through one street. If you can't choose one, you won't be going anywhere.

Usages of iku

店みせ　に　行いきます。mise ni ikimasu.

I am going to the shop.

いつ　米べい国こく　へ　行いきました　か。itu beikoku he ikimasita ka.

When did you go to the United States?

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

中ちゅう国ごく　へ　よく　行いきます。tyuugoku he yoku ikimasu.

I often go to China.

大だい学がく　に　行いきました。daigaku ni ikimasita.

I went to the university.

お店みせ　から　大だい学がく　へ　行いきます。omise kara daigaku he ikimasu.

(I) will go from the shop to the university.

彼かの女じょ　は　二に月がつ　に　ニュー　ヨーク　に　行いきました。kanozyo ha nigatu ni nyuu yooku ni ikimasita.

She went to New York in February.

私わたし　は　買かい物もの　を　し　に　行いきます。watasi ha kaimono wo si ni ikimasu.

I am going shopping.

彼かれ　は　何なにか　食たべ　に　行いきました。kare ha nanika tabe ni ikimasita.

He went to eat something.

何なに　を　し　に　行いきました　か。nani wo si ni ikimasita ka.

What did (you) go to do?

アンドリュー　さん　は　ジョン　さん　に　会あい　に　行いきます。andoryuu san ha zyon san ni ai ni ikimasu.

Andrew is going to meet Jon.

行いきましょう　か。ikimasyou ka.

彼かの女じょ　は　医い者しゃ　に　行いきたく　なかった　です。kanozyo ha isya ni ikitaku nakatta desu.

She didn't want to go to the doctor.

日に本ほん語ご　が　習ならいたい　です　から、　日に本ほん　へ　行いきます。nihongo ga naraitai desu kara, nihon he ikimasu.

(I) am going to Japan, because (I) want to learn Japanese.

学がっ校こう　に　行いきました。　そして、　友ともだち　に　会あいました。gakkou ni ikimasita. sosite, tomodati ni aimasita.

I went to school and saw friends.

ウサギ　は　春はる　に　公こう園えん　へ　行いき　始はじめます。usagi ha haru ni kouen he iki hazimemasu.

Rabbits start going to the park in the spring.

みちこ　さん　は　英えい国こく　に　行いって　から、　英えい語ご　を　勉べん強きょうし　始はじめました。mitiko san ha eikoku ni itte kara, eigo wo benkyousi hazimemasita.

Michiko started studying English after she went to England.

私わたし　は　本ほん屋や　に　行いって、　本ほん　を　買かって、　公こう園えん　で　読よみました。watasi ha honya ni itte, hon wo katte, kouen de yomimasita.

I went to the bookstore, bought a book, and read in the park.

日に本ほん　で、　家いえ　の　中なか　で　靴くつ　を　履はいて　は　いけません。nihon de, ie no naka de kutu wo haite ha ikemasen.

In Japan, wearing shoes inside the house is not allowed.

いってきます。ittekimasu.

I'm leaving (the house).

Literally: I'll go and come back.

いってらっしゃい。itterassyai.

Take care. Come back safely.

Literally: go and come back

日に本ほん　へ　日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうし　に　行いった。nihon he nihongo wo benkyousi ni itta.

I went to Japan to study Japanese.

今いま　里さと　に　行いけません。ima sato ni ikemasen.

(I) cannot go to my hometown now.

お寺てら　へ　も　行いきましょう。otera he mo ikimasyou.

Let's go to the temple as well.

明あ日した　あなた　の　うち　に　行いきます。asita anata no uti ni ikimasu.

I'll come to your home tomorrow.

もう　行いかない。mou ikanai.

I won't go again.

まっすぐ　いくmassugu iku

彼かの女じょ　は　イギリス　に　行いって　います。kanozyo ha igirisu ni itte imasu.

She has gone to England. (and is still there)

タクシー　で　映えい画が館かん　へ　行いきました。takusii de eigakan he ikimasita.

(We) went to the cinema by cab.

ジム　さん　は　毎まい日にち　ジム　へ　行いきます。zimu san ha mainiti zimu he ikimasu.

Jim goes to the gym every day.

ここ　で　タバコ　を　吸すって　は　いけません。koko de tabako wo sutte ha ikemasen.

You must not smoke here.

東とう京きょう　へ　は　行いきません。　名な古ご屋や　へ　は　行いきます　よ。toukyou he ha ikimasen. nagoya he ha ikimasu yo.

(We) won't go to Tokyo, (we)'ll go to Nagoya.

木もく曜よう日び　に　行いきましょう　か。mokuyoubi ni ikimasyou ka.

Shall we go on Thursday?

上うえ野の　公こう園えん　に　行いかない　か。ueno kouen ni ikanai ka.

Why not go to Ueno Park?

行いけない。　足あし　が　まだ　痛いたい。ikenai. asi ga mada itai.

(I) can't come. (My) foot still hurts.

Remember that whereas in English we use the word come when joining a group of people somewhere, in Japanese we use the verb 行く here, as the speaker is moving away from his usual location.

今こん夜や　レストラン　に　行いきましょう　か。　今きょ日う　料りょう理りしない　つもり　です。konya resutoran ni ikimasyou ka. kyou ryourisinai tumori desu.

Shall we go to a restaurant tonight? I intend not to cook today.

見み　に　行いくmi ni iku

to go to see; to visit

私わたしたち　は　夏なつ休やすみ　に　京きょう都と　に　行いく　つもり　だ。watasitati ha natuyasumi ni kyouto ni iku tumori da.

We're planning to go to Kyoto in the summer vacation.

冬ふゆ　は　ロンドン　や　パリ　など　に　行いきました。huyu ha rondon ya pari nado ni ikimasita.

I went to London and Paris (and other such places) in the winter.

私わたしたち　は　あの　新あたらしい　レストラン　に　行いく。watasitati ha ano atarasii resutoran ni iku.

We're going to that new restaurant.

かれら　は　同おなじ　大だい学がく　に　行いく　と　思おもう。karera ha onazi daigaku ni iku to omou.

(I) think they go to the same university.

友とも達だち　と　デパート　に　行いきます。tomodati to depaato ni ikimasu.

(I)'m going to the department store with my friend.

すみません。　デパート　の　行いき方かた　を　教おしえて　ください。sumimasen. depaato no ikikata wo osiete kudasai.

Excuse me. Can you inform me how to get to the department store?

どうして　行いった　んです　か。dousite itta ndesu ka.

(Explain to me,) why did you go?

明あし日た　は　行いかない。　お金かね　が　ない　んだ。asita ha ikanai. okane ga nai nda.

I'm not going tomorrow. (It's because) I don't have any money.

先せん週しゅう　は　買かい物もの　を　したり、　映えい画が館かん　に　行いったり　した。sensyuu ha kaimono wo sitari, eigakan ni ittari sita.

Last week I went shopping and went to the cinema (and so on).

そろそろ　時じ間かん　です。　行いった　方ほう　が　いい　です。sorosoro zikan desu. itta hou ga ii desu.

It's nearly time. You should go.

雨あめ　です。　行いかない　方ほう　が　いい　です。ame desu. ikanai hou ga ii desu.

It's raining. You shouldn't go.

明あし日た　は　行いきません。　お金かね　が　ありません　の　です。asita ha ikimasen. okane ga arimasen no desu.

I'm not going tomorrow. (It's because) I don't have any money.

公こう園えん　に　行いかない。　暑あつい　んです　よ。kouen ni ikanai. atui ndesu yo.

I'm not going to the park. (It's because) It's (too) hot!

もう　十じゅう時じ　だ。　そろそろ　行いった　方ほう　が　いい。mou zyuuzi da. sorosoro itta hou ga ii.

It's already 10 o'clock. (You)'d better go soon.

もう　行いきたく　ない。mou ikitaku nai.

I don't want to go anymore.

一いっ緒しょ　に　レストラン　に　行いきましょう。issyo ni resutoran ni ikimasyou.

Let's go to the restaurant together.

来らい週しゅう、　兄あに　と　一いっ緒しょ　に　ハワイ　に　行いく。raisyuu, ani to issyo ni hawai ni iku.

I'm going to Hawaii together with my brother next week.

去きょ年ねん、　大だい学がく　の　友とも達だちたち　と　一いっ緒しょ　に　中ちゅう国ごく　に　行いった。kyonen, daigaku no tomodatitati to issyo ni tyuugoku ni itta.

I went to China together with my friends from university last year.

ごめん　なさい、　今きょ日う　は　行いけない。　彼かれ　と　一いっ緒しょ　に　映えい画が館かん　に　行いく。gomen nasai, kyou ha ikenai. kare to issyo ni eigakan ni iku.

Sorry, I can't come today. I'm going to the cinema together with my boyfriend.

六ろく時じ　に　起おきた。　それから、　ジム　に　行いった。rokuzi ni okita. sorekara, zimu ni itta.

I woke up at 6. After that, I went to the gym.

子こ供ども　は　毎まい日にち　学が校っこう　に　行いかない　と　ダメ　です。kodomo ha mainiti gakkou ni ikanai to dame desu.

Children have to go to school every day.

毎まい朝あさ、　朝あさごはん　を　食たべないで　仕し事ごと　に　行いく。maiasa, asagohan wo tabenaide sigoto ni iku.

Every morning, I go to work without eating breakfast.

車くるま　で　行いきました。kuruma de ikimasita.

(I) went by car.

お寺てら　へ　も　行いきましょう。

お寺てら　も　行いきましょう。

otera he mo ikimasyou.
otera mo ikimasyou.

Let's go to the temple as well.

明あ日した　は　休きゅう日じつ　じゃ　ない　ので、　仕し事ごと　に　行いきます。asita ha kyuuzitu zya nai node, sigoto ni ikimasu.

Because tomorrow is not a holiday, I will go to work.

電でん車しゃ　か　バス　で　行いきます。densya ka basu de ikimasu.

I will go either by train or by bus.

日に本ほん　へ　行いきたかった　です。nihon he ikitakatta desu.

She wanted to go to Japan.

先せん月げつ　は　いろいろな　所ところ　に　行いきました。sengetu ha iroirona tokoro ni ikimasita.

Last month, I went to various places.

ここ　で　タバコ　を　吸すっちゃ　いけない。koko de tabako wo suttya ikenai.

You must not smoke here.

〜ちゃ　いけない〜tya ikenai

晴はれ　の　日ひ　は　公こう園えん　に　行いきます。hare no hi ha kouen ni ikimasu.

I go to the park on sunny days.

電でん車しゃ　で　行いく　方ほう　が　いい。densya de iku hou ga ii.

It's better to go by train. ^emphatic

こちら　の　電でん車しゃ　は　どこ　へ　行いきます　か。kotira no densya ha doko he ikimasu ka.

Where does this train go?

どちら　へ　行いきます　か。dotira he ikimasu ka.

Which way are you going?

あっち　に　行いかないで。atti ni ikanaide.

Don't go that way (over there).

橋はし　を　渡わたって　学がっ校こう　に　行いきます。hasi wo watatte gakkou ni ikimasu.

I go to school by crossing the bridge.

どうやって　駅えき　に　行いきます　か。douyatte eki ni ikimasu ka.

How do I get to the station?

なぜ　学がっ校こう　に　行いかなかった　か。naze gakkou ni ikanakatta ka.

Why didn't you go to school?

持もって　行いくmotte iku

to take/bring something with you

エレベーター　で　六ろっ階かい　に　行いって　ください。erebeetaa de rokkai ni itte kudasai.

Please go to the sixth floor by elevator.

何なん階かい　に　行いきます　か。nankai ni ikimasu ka.

To what floor are you going?

父ちち　は　年とし　を　取とって　いる　ので、　よく　医い者しゃ　に　行いって　います。titi ha tosi wo totte iru node, yoku isya ni itte imasu.

My father has aged, so he often goes to the doctor.

誰だれか　が　病びょう院いん　に　行いった。dareka ga byouin ni itta.

Someone went to the hospital.

一お昨と年とし、　アフリカ　に　行いきました。ototosi, ahurika ni ikimasita.

I went to Africa the year before last.

飛ひ行こう機き　に　乗のれなくて、　電でん車しゃ　で　行いきました。hikouki ni norenakute, densya de ikimasita.

I couldn't take the airplane and went by train.

病びょう院いん　に　行いけなくて、　家いえ　で　休やすみました。byouin ni ikenakute, ie de yasumimasita.

I couldn't go to the hospital, so I rested at home.

私わたしたち　は　年とし　に　一いち度ど　しか　海うみ　に　行いかない。watasitati ha tosi ni itido sika umi ni ikanai.

We go to the sea only once a year.

〜ない　と　いけない〜nai to ikenai

to have to do 〜

〜なくて　は　いけない〜nakute ha ikenai

to have to do 〜

病びょう院いん　に　行いかなくちゃ　いけない。byouin ni ikanakutya ikenai.

I need to go to the hospital.

行いかなくて　も　いい。ikanakute mo ii.

You don't have to go.

一いっ緒しょ　に　カフェ　に　行いこう　か。issyo ni kafe ni ikou ka.

Shall we go to the cafe together?

〜て　は　いけません〜te ha ikemasen

must not; is not allowed

〜て　は　いけない〜te ha ikenai

must not; is not allowed

彼かれ　は　サッカー　の　練れん習しゅう　に　行いきました。kare ha sakkaa no rensyuu ni ikimasita.

He went to soccer practice.

マッチ　が　切きれた　ので　買かい　に　行いきました。matti ga kireta node kai ni ikimasita.

I ran out of matches, so I went to buy some.

日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうする　ため　に　日に本ほん　に　行いきました。nihongo wo benkyousuru tame ni nihon ni ikimasita.

I went to Japan in order to study Japanese.

彼かの女じょ　が　行いく　か　行いかない　か　まだ　決きまって　いない。kanozyo ga iku ka ikanai ka mada kimatte inai.

It has not been decided yet whether she will go or not.

彼かの女じょ　が　行いく　か　どう　か　教おしえて　ください。kanozyo ga iku ka dou ka osiete kudasai.

Please tell me whether or not she is going.

天てん気き　が　よかったら、　散さん歩ぽ　に　行いきます。tenki ga yokattara, sanpo ni ikimasu.

If the weather is good, I'll go for a walk.

天てん気き　が　いい　と、　散さん歩ぽ　に　行いきます。tenki ga ii to, sanpo ni ikimasu.

When the weather is good, I usually go for a walk.

天てん気き　が　よかったら、　散さん歩ぽ　に　行いきます。

天てん気き　が　いい　と、　散さん歩ぽ　に　行いきます。

tenki ga yokattara, sanpo ni ikimasu.
tenki ga ii to, sanpo ni ikimasu.

If the weather is good, I'll go for a walk.

You cannot use と here, as the consequence is neither habitual nor uncontrollable.

行いく　なら、　私わたし　も　行いきます。iku nara, watasi mo ikimasu.

If you're going, I will go too.

行いった　なら、　写しゃ真しん　を　見みせて　ください。itta nara, syasin wo misete kudasai.

If you went, please show me the photos.

昨さく夜や、　友とも達だち　と　一いっ緒しょ　に　クラブ　に　行いきました。sakuya, tomodati to issyo ni kurabu ni ikimasita.

Last night, I went to a club with my friends.

夏なつ休やすみ　に　ビーチ　に　行いきました。natuyasumi ni biiti ni ikimasita.

I went to the beach during summer vacation.

友とも達だち　の　お見み舞まい　に　行いきました。tomodati no omimai ni ikimasita.

I went to visit my friend who is sick.

昨き日のう　は　地じ元もと　の　お祭まつり　に　行いきました。kinou ha zimoto no omaturi ni ikimasita.

I went to the local festival yesterday.

雨あめ　が　降ふらなければ、　散さん歩ぽ　に　行いきます。ame ga huranakereba, sanpo ni ikimasu.

If it doesn't rain, I'll go for a walk.

学がっ校こう　が　遠とおく　なければ、　自じ転てん車しゃ　で　行いきます。gakkou ga tooku nakereba, zitensya de ikimasu.

If the school isn’t far, I’ll go by bicycle.

サンダル　で　ビーチ　に　行いきました。sandaru de biiti ni ikimasita.

I went to the beach in sandals.

雨あめ　が　降ふって　も、　行いきます。ame ga hutte mo, ikimasu.

Even if it rains, I will go.

明あ日した、　忙いそがしくて　も、　パーティー　に　行いきます。asita, isogasikute mo, paathii ni ikimasu.

Even if I’m busy tomorrow, I will go to the party.

おばあさん　を　訪たずねる　ため　に　病びょう院いん　に　行いきました。obaasan wo tazuneru tame ni byouin ni ikimasita.

I went to the hospital to visit my grandmother.

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