ていく (JLPT N4)

À propos de ていく

This grammar construction is a mix of the conjunction particle て, and the verb 行(い)く 'to go'. To use this grammar point, you will need to attach て to any verb, and then follow it with いく.

This nuance is usually that '(A) happened and then went', or 'will happen, and then go'. In other words, it will depend on whether いく is in present, or past tense.

ていく can be used when representing time, or when representing a physical place. When representing a physical place, it is more likely that the kanji structure, 行(い)く will be used. However, this is not a set rule, and depends on the writer.

When used in relation to time, the nuance is usually that something has already started/is about to start, and then will continue to progress in the same way.

This is the opposite of てくる, which indicates that something has finally reached a certain state, after progressing in that way for some time.

Fun Fact

When compared to English, ていく is very similar to the phrase 'to go on to (A)', in relation to time. It focuses on the fact that the speaker is required to make some type of journey to arrive at a specific point. For example, 'She went on to become a doctor after university'.

Exemples

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大(おお)きい音(おと)で、鳥(とり)が飛(と)んでいく。

With a loud noise, the birds will fly away. (fly and go)

これを先生(せんせい)に持(も)っていってください。

Please take this to the teacher. (hold and go)

友達(ともだち)にプレゼントを買(か)っていく。

I am going to buy a present and take it to my friend. (buy and go)

大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)！お弁当(べんとう)を持(も)っていくから。

It's okay! Because I will take a lunch (bento) with me. (hold and go)

今日(きょう)はテストを受(う)けるから鉛筆(えんぴつ)を持(も)っていく。

Because I am going to take a test today, I will take a pencil. (hold and go)

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ていく – Discussion Grammaire

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CGTespy
Even after watching the Game Gengo example, I still don’t get this grammar point. What stands out to me is this bit from Bunpro: “This nuance is usually that ‘(A) happened and then went’, or ‘will happen, and then go’.”

That phrasing sounds a bit odd, and as someone who doesn’t know what it’s supposed to get across… yeah.
crisp-y
The phrasing is odd and you’re better off ignoring it, especially since the verb いく is supposed to be happening concurrently with the verb it attaches to (for example, 持っていく= lit: to hold and go, aka, to take).

This grammar point has two main meanings/usage.
1. Progression or Change Over Time (Gradual transformation)
  "Something continues to change or develop moving forward."
  Often used for natural changes, trends, or future developments.
  Fr...
BetterOffEd
I see at least four other students were confused enough by the first example sentence Bunpro uses for this grammar point to ask about it on this forum:
```
今日はうちで食べていく
```
translated as
```
Do you want to go and eat at my place tonight?
```
The Bunpro dictionary entry for ～ていく shows To ~ and go as the primary definition

This description could imply an order in which the て verb is done and then someone/something “goes” away from the speaker, but the use of and could also just mean both activities are, or will be, carried out.

I am aware that this grammar structure can also have the meaning of an action developing over time (To go on, To start), but that meaning does not seem to apply to the above example sentence.

The translation for the first example reverses the order I expected of the て form verb and the “go” action. The trans...