Base 2 + ni iku / ni kuru

Base 2 + ni iku / ni kuru

Now that we are familiar with the verbs iku (go) and kuru (come), let's learn two useful Base 2 endings that use them. Simply convert your reason for coming or going into Base 2, then add the relevant one:

• Watashi wa kasa o kai ni iku. (I'm going to go buy an umbrella.)
• Miki wa watashi no atarashii PC o mi ni kuru. (Miki is coming over to see my new PC.)

Because these are left in their plain form, as explained in last Lesson , we'll add endings to clean them up or change the tense:

• Watashi wa kasa o kai ni ikimasu. (I'm going to go buy an umbrella.)
• Miki wa watashi no atarashii PC o mi ni kimashita. (Miki came over to see my new PC.)

And here are some more good ones:

• Chuuka ryouri o tabe ni ikimashou. (Let's go out and eat Chinese food.)
• Watashi wa kouen ni asobi ni ikitai. (I want to go play in the park.)
• Rob wa jitensha o kari ni kimasen deshita. (Rob didn't come to borrow the bicycle.)
• Asobi ni kite ne. (Come over for a visit, okay?)¹

Word Check

kasa: umbrella
atarashii: new
miru: to see, look, watch
chuuka ryouri: Chinese food
kouen: park
asobu: to play
jitensha: bicycle
kariru: to borrow
(Verbs are shown in their plain form.)

Notes

1. Asobi ni kuru is a set phrase used to invite someone "to come for a pleasure visit." You may hear it often, but don't take it literally. Most of the time it is just a polite nothing, made obvious by having no date or time attached to it.