Japanese

いく
Meaning: to go; to travel onward (literary)
Part of Speech: Verb Alternative Readings: ゆく

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 往く 往かない
Polite 往きます 往きません
Past 往った 往かなかった
Polite + Past 往きました 往きませんでした
Te-form 往って 往かなくて
Potential 往ける 往けない
Passive 往かれる 往かれない
Causative 往かせる 往かせない
Causative + Passive 往かされる 往かされない
Imperative 往け 往くな

Example

旅人は夕暮れの街道を往く。
The traveler goes along the road at dusk.

Usage Notes

A literary or written form related to 行く and ゆく. It often appears in descriptions of travel or a person moving onward, rather than in everyday conversation.

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