JLPT N5 grammar · Core Particles & Actions

~に行いきます: meaning, usage and examples

~に行いきます means: I'm going (an event)/ to (do something).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. ランチを食たべに行いきます。

   I'm going to eat lunch.

2. デパートへ買かい物ものに行いきます。

   I am going to the department store to shop.

3. 図書館としょかんへ本ほんを借かりに行いきます。

   I’m going to the library to borrow books.

4. 日曜日にちようびに映画えいがを見みに行いきました。

   On Sunday I went to see a movie.

When to use it

Expresses going somewhere with the purpose of doing something. The verb stem (masu-stem) before に indicates purpose.

Nuance

The destination is often implied. 食たべに行いく = go to eat (somewhere).

Compare

〜ために行いく is a more formal/emphatic 'go for the purpose of'. 〜に行いく is more casual.

Tip: Only masu-stem works here. Don't use て-form or dictionary form.

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