Japanese

いく

いく
Meaning: to go; (auxiliary) to continue, to progress
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

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く

Example sentences

It's getting colder.
こうすると、うまくいくはずだ。
If you do it this way, it should go well.
暖かい日差しで、道端の雪が少しずつ溶けていった。
The snow on the roadside gradually melted in the warm sunlight.
人生というものは、思い通りにいかないことが多い。
Life is something where many things don't go as planned.
船はゆっくりと岸から遠ざかっていった。
The ship slowly moved away from the shore.
彼は長い行列を横目に、店の中へ入っていく。
He walked past the long queue and entered the shop.
間違いだったが、結果的にはうまくいった
It was a mistake, but as a result, it turned out well.
はるか彼方の地平線に太陽が沈んでいく。
The sun is setting on the far-off horizon.
彼の話には、いくつか納得のいかない節がある。
There are several points in his story that I find hard to accept.
子供たちは遊びを通じて、社会のルールを学習していく。
Children learn social rules through play.

Usage Notes

As an auxiliary verb after て-form, indicates gradual change or progression away from the speaker's perspective. Contrast with くる which shows change toward the speaker. Also means 'to go' as a main verb.

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