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If a person moves to another place in order to do something,
we can describe
their movement and its purpose this way: |
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| に/ へ |
Particles: destination of movement + ni /
he [e] |
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に 行く/来る/帰る
に いく/くる/かえる |
Describing the purpose of movement - ni
+ go / arrive / return |
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ni iku/kuru/kaeru |
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The purpose of movement can either be a noun (kaimono
- shopping) or a phrase with a verb, its
object and so forth.
Verbs describing the purpose of a movement must be in
their stem forms. |
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デパート に かばん を かい に いきました。 |
I went to a department store to buy a bag. |
| depaato ni, kaban o kai ni, ikimashita. |
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| メアリー さん は にほん
に にほんご を べんきょうし に きました。 |
Mary has come to Japan to study Japanese. |
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mearii san wa, nihon ni, nihongo o benkyoo-shi
ni kimashita. |
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