Verb + にいく (To go ~)

To go ~, To go in order to ~

JLPT N5
Pattern

Verb (ます-stem) + に + 行く/来る

How it works

Put the ます-stem before に to give the purpose of going or coming: 見に行く (go to see), 買いに来る (come to buy). With する-nouns you can use the noun directly: かいものに行く.

Examples

  • えいがを 見に 行きました。I went to see a movie.
  • デパートへ かいものに 行きます。I'm going shopping at the department store.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N5 · Lesson 5

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