Japanese Grammar: How to Say “Going Somewhere to Do Something” (~に行きます)

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Sentence Pattern: Verb (Polite Form) + に + 行きます

Sentence Pattern: Verb (Polite Form) + に + 行いきます

Grammar Explanation: The particle “に” indicates the purpose of going somewhere to do something.

Ex.: スーパーへ牛ぎゅう乳にゅうを買かいに行いきます。

Rm.: Suupaa e gyuunyuu o kai ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going to the supermarket to buy milk.

Ex.: 映えい画が館かんへ映えい画がを見みに行いきます。

Rm.: Eigakan e eiga o mi ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going to the cinema to see a film.

Ex.: レストランへご飯はんを食たべに行いきます。

Rm.: Resutoran e gohan o tabe ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going to a restaurant to eat.

Ex.: 友とも達だちの家いえへ遊あそびに行いきます。

Rm.: Tomodachi no ie e asobi ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going to a friend’s house to hang out.

Ex.: 図と書しょ館かんへ本ほんを借かりに行いきます。

Rm.: Toshokan e hon o kari ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going to the library to borrow a book.

Sentence Pattern: Noun + に + 行きます

Sentence Pattern: Noun + に + 行いきます

Grammar Explanation: The particle “に” indicates the purpose of going somewhere to do something.

Ex.: デパートへ買かい物ものに行いきます。

Rm.: Depaato e kaimono ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going shopping at the department store.

Ex.: 学がっ校こうへ授じゅ業ぎょう参さん観かんに行いきます

Rm.: Gakko e jugyou sankan ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going to school to observe a class.

Ex.: アメリカへ研けん修しゅうに行いきます。

Rm.: Amerika e kenshuu ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going to the US for training.

Ex.: 公こう園えんへ散さん歩ぽに行いきます。

Rm.: Kouen e sanpo ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going to the park for a walk.

Ex.: 神じん社じゃへお参まいりに行いきます。

Rm.: Jinja e omairi ni ikimasu.
En.: I’m going to the shrine to pray.

Reference: Minna no Nihongo Lesson 13

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