Objective: Learn to make sentences using Japanese verbs くる and いく.
くる = to come
[kuru]
から = from marker
[kara]
いく = to go
[iku]
へ = destination marker
[e]
くる is an irregular verb. To conjugate くる to the present/future polite form, drop the る, change く to き and add ます.
くる → きます = coming
[kuru → kimasu]
To communicate the idea that someone is coming from some place, simply place から after the place and before the verb kuru.
... place + から + くる = to come from place
いく is a regular く verb. So to conjugate いく to the present/future polite form, change く to き and add ます.
Example: いく → いきます = going
[iku → ikimasu]
To communicate the idea that someone is going to a destination, simply place へ (always pronounced え when used as a destination marker) after the place and before the verb いく.
... place + へ + いく = to go to place
くる = to come
[kuru]
から = from marker
[kara]
いく = to go
[iku]
へ = destination marker
[e]
びじゅつかん = art museum
[bijutusukan]
どうぶつえん = zoo
[doubutsuen]
えいがかん = movie theater
[eigakan]
わたしはびじゅつかんからきます。 = I'm coming from [the] art museum.
[watashi ha bijutsukan kara kimasu]
かれらはえいがかんへいきません。 = They are not going to the movie theater.
[karera ha eigakan e ikimasen]
Write the following sentences in Japanese using Hiragana and Katakana.
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