JLPT N5 grammar

〜に行く

〜に行く means go to do. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Use 「に行く」 after a masu-stem verb or noun to state the purpose of going. For example, 「買いに行く」 means to go in order to buy something.

Japanese sources describe it as 「目的を表す」.

〜に行く examples

駅へ友だちを迎えに行きます。

I go to the station to meet my friend.

スーパーへパンを買いに行きます。

I go to the supermarket to buy bread.

〜に行く exercises

Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.

  1. 図書館へ本を借り( )行きます。

    • に ✓
    • で
    • を
    • が

    I go to the library to borrow books.

  2. 公園へ遊び( )行きます。

    • を
    • が
    • に ✓
    • で

    I go to the park to play.

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