JLPT N5 grammar

〜行く・来る・帰るmeaning and usage

Meaning

行く means to go somewhere, 来る to come somewhere, and 帰る to return home or to a usual place.

How to form it

  • nounに/へ行く・来る・帰る
  • verb (masu-stem)に行く・来る・帰る

How it is used

「行く」 is moving away from where the speaker is, 「来る」 is moving toward the speaker, and 「帰る」 is going back to where you belong, such as home or your own country. 「来る」 is irregular: 「来ます」, 「来ない」.

Examples

  1. 息子は学校に行きます。

    My son goes to school.

  2. 友達があした家に来ます。

    A friend is coming to my house tomorrow.

  3. 何時ごろ家に帰りますか。

    Around what time will you get home?

About the example In 学校に行きます, 行く means “go,” and に marks 学校 as the destination. 行きます is the polite nonpast form.