GrammarJLPT N3
to go on doing something
Expression

Also written as ~て行く

Definitions

  1. 1. to go on doing something
This grammatical pattern attaches to the て-form of a verb and expresses the idea of an action moving forward in time, continuing away from the present, or gradually changing. It conveys a sense of something progressing, spreading, or going on into the future from this point.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

Come on, let's just take it one step at a time!

Sentence 2

Hey, are we going to keep working at this together going forward?

Sentence 3

You know, the more you get your hopes up, the harder it gets, right?

Sentence 4

If you read that book slowly and work through it, it gets really interesting.

Sentence 5

I'm kind of nervous, but I'll get used to it little by little, right?