Japanese

<p>
	By combining a verb stem + the particle <strong>に</strong> + the verb <strong><ruby>行iく</ruby></strong> or <strong><ruby>来kuる</ruby></strong>, you can express the reason for
	going or coming somewhere. Using this pattern it is possible to make sentences like <strong>"I am going shopping"</strong> or 
	<strong>"He came to see his friend."</strong>
	Place the verb stem of the word that expresses the purpose before the <strong>に</strong> particle. 
	See the below table for some example sentences using this pattern. 
</p>

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Expressing purpose with the verb stem + に

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	何なに　を　し　に　行いきました　か？nani wo si ni ikimasita ka?
Meaning	What did (you) go to do?
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Expressing purpose with the verb stem + に

question particle	かka
what	何なにnani
at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]	にni
direct object particle	をwo
to do	するsuru
to go	行いくiku

nani wo si ni ikimasita ka?

Breakdown of nani wo si ni ikimasita ka?

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