go on ~ing, continue to ~, ~ and go

Intermediate

15-20 min

very common

Expert Reviewed

Explanation

Indicates movement away from speaker or continuation into the future.

[Verb て-form] + いく

これからも日本語を勉強していきたい。

Kore kara mo Nihongo wo benkyou shite ikitai.

I want to continue studying Japanese from now on.

人口は減っていくでしょう。

Jinkou wa hette iku deshou.

The population will probably keep decreasing.

Different meanings: direction away or continuation.

～てくる

come to ~, ~ and come back, start to ~

～ために (tame ni)

in order to ~, for the purpose of ~

～のに (noni)

although ~, despite ~, even though ~

～にもかかわらず

despite ~, in spite of ~

～ようになる

come to ~, become able to ~, reach the point where ~

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Last updated: Jan 10

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