Japanese

えに

むかえにいく
Meaning: to go to meet; to go to pick up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 迎えに行く 迎えに行かない
Polite 迎えに行きます 迎えに行きません
Past 迎えに行った 迎えに行かなかった
Polite + Past 迎えに行きました 迎えに行きませんでした
Te-form 迎えに行って 迎えに行かなくて
Potential 迎えに行ける 迎えに行けない
Passive 迎えに行かれる 迎えに行かれない
Causative 迎えに行かせる 迎えに行かせない
Causative + Passive 迎えに行かされる 迎えに行かされない
Imperative 迎えに行け 迎えに行くな

Handwriting

迎
え
に
行
く

Example

Since it started raining, I went to the station to pick up my sister.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for meeting someone at a designated place to bring them back.

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