〜ていく
〜ていく means to go on doing; to move away after doing. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. This attaches to the te-form and can show someone or something moving away while doing an action. It is also used for an action or change that continues from now into the future. The viewpoint is usually the speaker's place or the present time.
Japanese sources describe it as 「してから行く、これから続く」.
〜ていく examples
バスが走っていきました。
The bus drove away.
これから日本語を勉強していきます。
I will keep studying Japanese from now on.
〜ていく exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
鳥が空へ飛ん（ ）。
- できました
- でいきました ✓
- でいます
- でもらいました
The bird flew away into the sky.
これから毎日漢字を覚え（ ）。
- てきます
- ています
- てあります
- ていきます ✓
I will keep learning kanji every day from now on.
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