Purpose Flashcards
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Difference between へ and に
• へ = focusing on heading toward the movie theater
• に = focusing on arriving at the movie theater
I’m going to (towards) the movie theater to watch a movie
えいがかん へ えいがを みにいきます
I come to Tokyo to learn Japanese
とうきょう に にほんご を べんきょうしにきます
What does adding に to a verb stem do?
It expresses the purpose of movement / “in order to”
I go to the restaurant to eat lunch
れすとらんへひるごはん を たべにいきます
I went to the post office to mail postcards
ゆうびんきょくにはがきをだしにいきました
I go to the restaurant to have lunch
れすとらんへひるごはんをたべにいきます
I went flower-watching in spring
はるにはなをみにいきました
Mr. Tanaka came to Beijing to travel
たなかさんはぺきんにりょこうにきました
To study abroad
りゅうがくする
I will go study abroad in the US
あめりかにりゅうがくしにいきます