JLPT N4 grammar

〜にいくmeaning and usage

Meaning

Go (somewhere) in order to A

How to form it

  • verb (masu-stem)に行く
  • nounに行く（買い物、散歩など）

How it is used

The purpose of going: “go (somewhere) to do”. The place takes 「へ」 or 「に」, and nouns like 「買い物」 or 「散歩」 can take 「に」 directly. It only goes with verbs of movement; for other purposes use 「〜ために」.

Examples

  1. 私の町は店がほとんどないのでよく東京へ買い物をしに行きます。

    There are hardly any stores in my town, so I often go to Tokyo to shop.

  2. 友だちと海へ泳ぎに行きました。

    I went to the beach with friends to swim.

  3. 昼休みに、近くの公園へ散歩に行きます。

    On my lunch break I go for a walk in a nearby park.