Verb Stem + に行く (Go to do)
Supporting / Purpose
👀 Layer A: Visual Guide (直感理解)
📝 Quick Summary (まとめ)
「何かをしに行く」という移動の目的を詳しく言いたいときに使います。「ます形」から「ます」を取った形（Stem）に「に」をつけます。
Use this pattern to say you are going somewhere TO DO a specific action. Take the “Masu-form”, cut off “masu”, and add “ni ikimasu”.
Structure: [Verb Stem] に 行きます。
([Verb Stem] ni ikimasu.)
🔍 Layer B: Deepening (深掘り)
💡 Raya’s Hack (攻略法)
「の」はいらない！
「食べるのに行きます」と言う人が多いけど、これは間違い。
移動の目的はシンプルに「食べに行きます」。
辞書形（食べる）も、の（No）も使いません。Stem + Ni だけ！
Don’t say “Taberu no ni ikimasu”. That’s a common mistake. For movement purpose, keep it simple: “Stem + NI”. No dictionary form, no “NO”. Just “Tabe ni ikimasu”.
🚧 Joy’s Mistake (よくある間違い)
Scene: Joy goes to drink with friends.
Joy: 「飲む に 行きます！」
(Nomu ni ikimasu!)
❌ Wrong!
Why?
「飲む（辞書形）」は使えません。「飲みます」の「飲み（Stem）」を使います。
正解は「飲みに行きます」です。
You cannot use the Dictionary Form “Nomu”. You must use the Stem “Nomi” (from Nomimasu). Correct: “Nomi ni ikimasu”.
🔥 Layer C: Practice Loop
Now it’s time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!
Level 1: Stem + Ni Ikimasu
Q1. Tabemasu (Eat) → Go to eat
(Stem + ni + ikimasu)
Q2. Nomimasu (Drink) → Go to drink
(Stem + ni + ikimasu)
Q3. Mimasu (See) → Go to see
(Stem + ni + ikimasu)
Q4. Kaimasu (Buy) → Go to buy
(Stem + ni + ikimasu)
Q5. Asobimasu (Play) → Go to play
(Stem + ni + ikimasu)
Level 2: Full Sentences & Nouns
Q6. Translate: “I go to the library to read a book.” (Toshokan, Hon, Yomu)
(Toshokan e hon o yomi ni ikimasu.)
Q7. Translate: “I came to Japan to study art.” (Bijutsu, Benkyou suru)
(Nihon e bijutsu o benkyou shi ni kimashita.)
Q8. Translate: “I will go to the station to meet a friend.” (Eki, Tomodachi, Au)
(Eki e tomodachi ni ai ni ikimasu.)
Q9. Shopping (Kaimono) → Go for shopping
(Action Noun + Ni)
Q10. Translate: “Let’s go to drink beer.” (Biiru, Nomu)
(Biiru o nomi ni ikimashou! *Combining Purpose + Mashou*)
