〜へ 行きます／来ます／帰ります (~e ikimasu / kimasu / kaerimasu) — go to / come to / return to a place
Movement verbs — the basic pattern for going, coming, and returning to a place.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- When you talk about going, coming or returning somewhere, put へ after the destination — like Nepali "…तिर / …मा", English "to".
- 学校へ行きます = I go to school, うちへ帰ります = I go home.
How to attach
- Three verbs always go with it: 行きます (go), 来ます (come), 帰ります (return).
- In everyday speech you will also hear に instead of へ (学校に行きます) — both are correct, same meaning.
Watch out
Like は in Lesson 1, this へ is written "he" but read "e".
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
学校へ行きます。
がっこうへいきます。
I go to school.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The destination 学校 (school) ──> [ + へ ✅ ] ──> 学校へ (toward school) ──> [ + 行きます ] ──> 学校へ行きます (I go to school).
ともだちが日本へ来ます。
ともだちがにほんへきます。
My friend is coming to Japan.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) ともだちが (my friend) ──> the destination 日本 ──> [ + へ ✅ ] ──> 日本へ ──> [ + 来ます (comes) ] ──> ともだちが日本へ来ます.
うちへ帰ります。
うちへかえります。
I'm going home.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The destination うち (home) ──> [ + へ ✅ ] ──> うちへ ──> [ + 帰ります (I go back) ] ──> うちへ帰ります (I go back home).
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
"I go to Japan." — which is correct?
💡 Hint: Use へ for direction.
へ marks the destination, and "go" is 行きます.
"A friend comes home." — which is correct?
💡 Hint: "come" = 来ます.
"Come" is 来ます; 行きます means "go".
"I return home." — which is correct?
💡 Hint: "return" = 帰ります.
"Return" uses 帰ります, and へ marks the direction.
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