1. Verbs with a destination

 

Verbs of coming and going such as いきます ("go") or かえります ("go back home") are the verbs that take a destination. (These verbs also do not take any direct object.)

いきます go
きます come [here]
かえります go back home
はいります enter

go 　 go home

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2. Structure
 

When stating that someone goes somewhere at certain time, you can say the time, mark it by the particle に, then say the destination of the trip, mark it with the destination marker へ ("toward" pronounced as /e/) or に ("to") and finally add the verb. (へ and に are used almost interchangeably.)

～は(or が) Timeに Destinationに／へ Verb

"X goes somewhere at time."


go 　 go home
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3. Example (1)
 

Topic は

For example, to say "I go to college at 5", you start with the subject of the sentence わたし and mark it with the topic marker は.

わたしは
I

go
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4. Example (2)
 
Topic は timeに

Then, say the time expression ５じ followed by particle に.

わたしは ５じに
I at 5

go
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5. Example (3)
 
Topic は timeにdestinationに／へ

Now, to say, "go to college" in Japanese, first you need to add the destination "college" or だいがく. Destination should be marked with particle へ or に, which is similar to "to" as in "to College" in English.

わたしは ５じに だいがくへ
I at 5 to college

go
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6. Example (4)
 
Topic は timeにdestinationに／へ いきます

Finally, you add the verb いきます to complete "I go to college at 5" in Japanese.

わたしは ５じに だいがくへ いきます。
I at 5 to college go

go
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