How to Say ‘To go (polite)’ in Japanese
いきます
いきます
💬 Usage Tip: [いきます] means “go.” For plans: [こうえんに いきます] (I go to the park). For invitations: [いっしょに いきませんか] (“Would you like to go together?”).
🇯🇵 In Japan: When meeting up, people often talk about the destination first (like [カフェに いきます])—simple, practical, and very Japanese.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
いきいき
[iki]
go (verb stem)
From 行く (いく), 'to go'. The いき- is the stem used before ます and other endings.
放課後、ジムにいきます。
After school, I go to the gym.
ますます
[masu]
polite verb ending (non-past)
Adds politeness to a verb and makes it non-past (present/future). Example: いきます = (I) go / will go.
週末に友だちとカフェにいきます。
On the weekend, I go/will go to a café with my friend.
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