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VocabJLPT N4

to go

Godan VerbIntransitive VerbAuxiliary Verb

Also written as 行く

Definitions

1. to go
2. to move (towards)
3. to move through
4. to go (well, badly, etc.)

This is a literary or classical form of いく, meaning "to go." It appears frequently in poems, songs, and formal or old-fashioned writing. Modern speakers will recognize it but would generally use いく in everyday speech.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Wait, you're going back to the mountains again?!

Sentence 2

Which way do I go to get to the station?

Sentence 3

I can't help but worry — how long will things keep going like this?

Sentence 4

Want to walk to the station together?

Sentence 5

She decided she would go see him just one more time.