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〜て いきます / 〜て きます (~te ikimasu / ~te kimasu) — Direction — away or toward

Showing whether the action moves away from me or comes toward me.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

Verb Vて + いきます
Verb Vて + きます

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Meaning

  • 〜て いきます and 〜て きます show which way the action moves.
  • In space: 持って いきます = take it away from here, 持って きます = bring it here.
  • It works the same for people — 連れて いきます (take someone along) / 連れて きます (bring someone here).
  • The same direction works in time: 増えて いきます = it will keep increasing from now on, 増えて きました = it has been increasing up to now.
  • An easy way to remember it — いく = away from me or into the future; くる = toward me or up to now.

Versus what you know

Which to pick? If the point is going and coming back here, use 〜て 来ます from the previous point; if there is no coming back and you only want to show direction or time, use this one.

Also

These two are usually written in hiragana.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

会議に 書類を 持って いきます。

かいぎに しょるいを もって いきます。

I will take the documents to the meeting.

今 お茶を 持って きます。

いま おちゃを もって きます。

I will bring the tea now.

外国人の 社員が 増えて きました。

がいこくじんの しゃいんが ふえて きました。

The number of foreign staff has been increasing.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Leaving the house, which says "take an umbrella with you"?

💡 Hint: The umbrella moves away from here.

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