Antonym：いく vs. くる How Do We Use Them?

2022年3月10日

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Antonym：いく vs. くる How Do We Use Them?

What is the difference between “いく(iku) and くる(kuru)”? Which is used as the meaning of “come”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

いく (iku)

Go / 去 / 가다 / Đi

“いく(iku)” means “go” and which has been used as the meaning of “to travel or move to another place”. The basic ways to use it are that “私わたしは___に行いく。(I go to ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしは図書館としょかんに行いく。(I go to the library.)”, “私わたしはショッピングモールに行いく。(I go to the shopping mall.)”, “私わたしは学校がっこうに行いく。(I go to school.)”, etc. Everyone could use “いく” as casual, polite and formal such as “ショッピングモールに行いったよ。(I went to the shopping mall.)” as casual and “ショッピングモールに行いきました。(I went to the shopping mall.)” as polite and formal. Kanji of “いく” is “行いく”.

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yuka

ショッピングモールに行いったよ。 (I went to the shopping mall.) (我去了购物中心。) (쇼핑몰에 갔어.) (Tôi đã đi đến trung tâm mua sắm.)

tatsuya

明日あしたは図書館としょかんに行いきました。 (I’ll go to the library tomorrow.) (我明天会去图书馆。) (내일은 도서관에 간다. ) (Tôi sẽ đến thư viện vào ngày mai.)

yuka

明後日あさって、病院びょういんに行かきます。 (I’m going to the hospital.) (后天我会去医院。) (모레 병원에 갑니다.) (Ngày kia tôi sẽ đi đến bệnh viện.)

tatsuya

学校がっこうに行いったよ。 (I went to school.) (我去了学校。) (학교에 갔어.) (Tôi đã đi đến trường rồi đấy.)

くる (kuru)

Come / 来 / 오다 / Đến

“くる(kuru)” means “Come” and which has been used as the meaning of “to move or travel towards the speaker or with the speaker”. The basic ways to use it are that “あなたは___にくる。(You come ___.)”, etc. For instance, “あなたはよくここにくる。(You often come here.)”, “あなたは友達ともだちと一緒いっしょにくる。(You come along with my friends.)”, “あなたは車くるまできますか？(Are you coming by car?)”, etc. Everyone could use “くる” as casual, polite and formal such as “車くるまでくる？(Are you coming by car?)” as casual and “車くるまできますか？(Are you coming by car?)” as polite and formal. Kanji of “くる” is “来くる”.

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