Grammar

〜ていく

Reading: ていく

Meanings: to start, to continue, to go on

Explanation

introduction

explanation

*ていく* attaches to the `て-form` of a `verb` and describes a change that **continues into the future** from now. It can also mean *to do something and then go*.

explanation

Think of *いく* as movement **away** from the present moment — things will keep changing going forward, or you do an action before heading out.

structure

Practice exercises

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気温きおんが上あがっ{placeholder}。
Answer: ていく
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人口じんこうが減へっ{placeholder}。
Answer: ていく
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これから日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうし{placeholder}。
Answer: ていく
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これから寒さむく{placeholder}。
Answer: なっていく
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昼ひるごはんを{placeholder}よ。
Answer: たべていく
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人口じんこうが{placeholder}だろう。
Answer: ふえていく
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日本語にほんごを{placeholder}つもりだ。
Answer: べんきょうしていく
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環境問題かんきょうもんだいはこれからも深刻しんこくに{placeholder}と思おもう。
Answer: なっていく