Structure
Place + へ(1) + 行く
(1) に
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About へいく
へ行く is a common construction used when describing a place that someone/something is 'heading'. The particles に and へ are mostly interchangeable, but there is a slight difference in meaning. に has the nuance of 'going to', while へ has the nuance of 'heading to'.
In these examples, while they may seem the same at first glance, へ focuses much more on the journey, while に puts more emphasis on the destination. This is true for other uses of に and へ as well. に will always put more focus on the destination of an action, where へ will put more emphasis on the distance traveled/between the origin and destination.
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学校へいく。
To head to school.
駅へいく
To head to the station.
東京へいく。
I will head to Tokyo.
教室へいく。
I will head to the classroom.
道へいきます。
To head toward a road.
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へいく – Grammar Discussion
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Duolingo
I know this topic is very old but @matt_in_mito made the point that I want to ask about.
The grammar point for へ行くsays that ‘he’ and ‘ni’ are interchangeable but they have a different nuance to them.
'ni' has the nuance of 'going to' - it focuses on the destination. 'he' has the nuance of 'heading to' - it focuses on the distance traveled
Then BP follows up with the following two examples to complete their point.
- ジョンは学校へ行く。
John is heading to school.
- エルサは病院に行く。
Elsa is going to the hospital.
Everything is great up to here. But then the examples for ‘he’ consistently uses it in the ‘to go to’ sense, e.g.,
mrhollow
I have a suggestion for the hint that is offered to make it more clear without giving away exactly what it’s asking.
Maybe instead of ‘standard’ you could say something like ‘movement’?
The example I get is like:
'Standard'
教室___
Which could be one of a couple, for instance does it mean 教室です, etc…
JamesBunpro
The ‘Standard’ hint is a tense hint, not a nuance hint, so it is there to tell you what kind of word or conjugation to use, not the meaning of the grammar being sought. Here it is ‘Standard’ (行く) instead of, say, ‘Polite’ (行きます). The nuance hint related to the meaning of the grammar we’re looking for can be revealed by clicking the hint button in the bottom left, or you can have it shown by default by adjusting your settings during reviews.
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