Skip to content
道Nihongo Path

Word 4222 of 4449

Save Sign in to track

いく

to go; to proceed; to go on (kana form of 行く, also the auxiliary in ～ていく)

By Nihongo PathUpdated

Examples

  1. これから駅までいくつもりだ。

    これからえきまでいくつもりだ。

    I'm planning to go to the station now.

  2. 話がうまくいくかどうかは分からない。

    はなしがうまくいくかどうかはわからない。

    There's no telling whether the talks will go well.

  3. これからも努力を続けていくつもりです。

    これからもどりょくをつづけていくつもりです。

    I intend to keep on making an effort from here as well.

  4. 日が経つにつれて、だんだん寒くなっていく。

    ひがたつにつれて、だんだんさむくなっていく。

    As the days pass, it gradually gets colder.

Common patterns

うまくいく
to go well; to work out
～ていく
to go on doing (from now onwards)
持っていく
to take (something) along

Memory tip

Written in kana, いく is fixed in うまくいく and in the auxiliary ～ていく, which points away from the present into the future, as against ～てくる, which moves towards now. Note that いく also has a crude slang sense, so stick to these set patterns.

Quick check

1 / 1Multiple choiceDifficulty 4 of 5

What does いく mean?