JLPT N4 grammar

〜ていくmeaning and usage

Meaning

Do A and go away; 2. Continue doing A or change gradually from now on.

How to form it

  • verb (te-form)いく

How it is used

Doing A before or while going, or a change or action that continues from now on: go on A-ing. It points toward the future; change from the past up to now uses 「〜てくる」.

Examples

  1. 手術が終わったので、 これから痛みが消えていくよ。

    The surgery is finished, so the pain will begin to disappear.

  2. 昼ご飯を食べていきませんか。

    Won't you stay and have lunch before you go?

  3. これからも、日本語の勉強を続けていきたいです。

    I want to keep on studying Japanese from now on.

About the example 1. To get to A 2. To go on A..ing