JLPT N5 Grammar: にいく (ni iku) - ni iku | JLPT.AI, Your AI-Driven JLPT learning assistant

にいく (ni iku)

N5CommonVerbs

ni iku

Used to indicate the direction or destination of movement. It is a basic grammar point that is frequently used in everyday conversations.

Place + に + 行く
公園に行く (Go to the park)
Person + の + 家 + に + Verb (to visit someone)
友達の家に遊びに行く (Go to a friend's house to play)

学校に行く
Go to school.
がっこうにいく
Gakkou ni iku
公園に行きます。
I will go to the park.
こうえんにいきます。
Kouen ni ikimasu.
スーパーに買い物に行く。 (Inspired by everyday conversation)
Go shopping at the supermarket.
すーぱーにかいものにいく。
Suupaa ni kaimono ni iku.
友達の家に遊びに行く。
Go to a friend's house to play.
ともだちのいえにあそびにいく。
Tomodachi no ie ni asobi ni iku.
デパートに買い物に行きたい。
I want to go shopping at the department store.
でぱーとにかいものにいきたい。
Depaato ni kaimono ni ikitai.

へ (e) - (N5)
- Both に (ni) and へ (e) can be used to indicate the direction or destination of movement, but に (ni) is more commonly used to express a specific destination, while へ (e) can be used to indicate a general direction.
で (de) - (N5 - N4)
- While にいく (ni iku) indicates the direction or destination of movement, で (de) is used to indicate the location or means by which an action takes place.
から (kara) - (N5 - N4)
- Both に (ni) and から (kara) can indicate the starting point of an action, but に (ni) is used to indicate the destination or direction, while から (kara) indicates the point of origin or starting point.
まで (made) - (N5 - N4)
- While にいく (ni iku) indicates the destination of movement, まで (made) is used to indicate the extent or limit of an action.

Which of the following means 'Go to the park' in Japanese?