〜に行く

Formationaction noun or verb stem + に + 行く / 来る / 帰る

に行く states the purpose of a trip: going shopping, going to eat. The に here answers what for rather than where to, which is what makes it easy to misread. It works the same way with 来る and 帰る.

Examples

〜に行く is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

1. 私わたしは花見はなみに行いってきました。

   I have been to see the cherry blossoms.

2. 私わたしは週しゅうの後半こうはんに買い物かいものに行いきます。

   I'll be going shopping in the latter part of the week.

3. ドライブに行いくのはどう。

   What do you say to going for a drive?

4. 息子むすこの見舞みまいに来きたのですが。

   I'd like to see my son.

5. 私わたしは見物けんぶつに来きました。

   I've come to see the sights.