~ni ikimasu
In english, “~te ikimasu” & “~ni ikimasu” is very much the same but in Japanese, they were different. “~te ikimasu” represents “doing something and go” where “~ni ikimasu” represents “go and do something”
Example
Kudamono o (kau)katte ikimasu – I will buy fruits to your place
Kudamono o (kau)kai ni ikimasu – I go and buy fruits
~ni ikimasu is a combination of the following scenario
Go to post office – Yuubinkyoku e ikimasu
Buy stamps – Kitte o kaimasu
I go and buy stamps at the post office – Yuubinkyoku e kitte o kai ni ikimasu
Meaning : Kitte (Stamps)
Other Examples
I go and play at friend’s house – Tomodachi no uchi e (asobu)asobi ni ikimasu
Who would you go and meet – Dare ni (au)ai ni ikimasu ka
Meaning : Tomodachi (Friend), Asobu (Play / Visit), Dare (Who), Au (Meet)
Well, in English we normally don’t use “go and” but just “Who would you meet”. Hope this is not too confusing.
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July 11th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
But how would you give answer to this expression?
dare ni ai ni ikimasu ka?
…tomodachi ni ai ni ikimasu.
…OR tomodachi ni ikimasu.
doko e omiyage o kau ni ikimasu ka.
…depa-to e ikimasu.
…depa-to e kai ni ikimasu.
July 11th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Hi Jinto,
The correct answers are :
…tomodachi ni ai ni ikimasu.
…depa-to e kai ni ikimasu.
Thanks
July 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
hayai!
doumo arigatou gozaimasu. ^.^
July 11th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
You’re welcome “Dō Itashimashite”
August 27th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
“korekara shinagawa niittekimasu . nakama to yuushoku desu .”
1)I don’t understand why.. (Ni & itte)+ kimasu both use here..
2) yuushoku is dinner?
August 27th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
The sentence is correct. “ni” means “in” and also can be used as “to”. “itte kimasu” means I am telling someone that I’ll be going to Shinagawa and return later.
Yes, it meant “dinner”
August 29th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
thank you.. I like your lessons.. Keep it up!
November 1st, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Arigatou gozaimasu! ^^
We use Minna no nihongo at school. My teacher doesn’t speak English so when I tried asking what this means, she answered me but I couldn’t understand what she was saying (coz I’m just a beginner T-T). So THANK YOU!
May 14th, 2015 at 3:30 pm
The other day I shown you the usage of “~te kimasu” which mean “doing something and come back”. Today I will cover the opposite way – “Go and do something” (~te ikimasu).
~ te ikimasu meaing is doing something and go or go and do something.
May 25th, 2015 at 8:45 pm
私は、6月6日に飛行機で羽田空港にいきます。
そこに、向かえに来て下さい!
連絡をとる方法を教えて下さい!
May 25th, 2015 at 9:04 pm
ジェームススキナー
6月6日に飛行機で羽田に行きます。到着はお昼過ぎにします。
そして、これからの事を話し合います。
私は、2,3日いて沖縄に帰ります。
久枝
January 2nd, 2017 at 10:24 am
Keeping these thoughts in mind, especially if you are restricted to driving the golf carts on paths only the day that you play, can help save a lot of time over 18 holes to help keep you and Guests behind you, on pace. It can also help to reduce your own level of stress by not feeling pressured by a group coming up behind you.
May 28th, 2017 at 5:16 pm
But I don’t quite understand how the first verb–> (kai ni ikimasu) (Kau) is conjugated. In this case you put I instead of U, but for exemple how would you do it in the verb kaesu??