Japanese reference

行く

いく

to go

Irregular · 34 form tables

Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.

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Basic

Non past

行く: Non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Dictionary form	いく (iku)go (plain)
Polite, masu	いきます (ikimasu)go (polite)

Negative

行く: Negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative, nai	いかない (ikanai)do not go (plain)
Polite negative	いきません (ikimasen)do not go (polite)

Past

行く: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past, ta	いった (itta)went (plain)
Polite past	いきました (ikimashita)went (polite)

Past negative

行く: Past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past negative	いかなかった (ikanakatta)did not go (plain)
Polite past negative	いきませんでした (ikimasendeshita)did not go (polite)

Linking

Te form

行く: Te form
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-form	いって (itte)go and ...
Polite te-form	いきまして (ikimashite)going (and then)

Te iru

行く: Te iru
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state	いっている (itteiru)be going; have gone
Polite te-iru	いっています (itteimasu)be going

Conditional, ba

行く: Conditional, ba
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, ba	いけば (ikeba)if (you) go
Rare literary polite conditional	いきますれば (ikimasureba)if you go (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite

Conditional, tara

行く: Conditional, tara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, tara	いったら (ittara)if (you) go; after going
Polite conditional, tara	いきましたら (ikimashitara)if you go

Mood

Potential

行く: Potential
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Potential	いける (ikeru)can go
Polite potential	いけます (ikemasu)can go

Volitional

行く: Volitional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Volitional	いこう (ikou)let's go
Polite volitional	いきましょう (ikimashou)let's go!

Desire, tai

行く: Desire, tai
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Desire, tai	いきたい (ikitai)want to go
Polite desire, tai	いきたいです (ikitaidesu)want to go

Voice

Passive

行く: Passive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Passive	いかれる (ikareru)be affected by someone going
Polite passive	いかれます (ikaremasu)be affected when someone goes

Causative

行く: Causative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Causative	いかせる (ikaseru)make or let someone go
Polite causative	いかせます (ikasemasu)make or let someone go

Causative passive

行く: Causative passive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Causative-passive	いかせられる (ikaserareru)be made to go
Polite causative-passive	いかせられます (ikaseraremasu)be made to go

Commands

Negative imperative

行く: Negative imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative imperative	いくな (ikuna)do not go!
Polite negative request	いかないでください (ikanaidekudasai)please do not go

Polite

Polite non past

行く: Polite non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite non-past form	いきます (ikimasu)go

Polite negative

行く: Polite negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite negative form	いきません (ikimasen)do not go

Polite past

行く: Polite past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past form	いきました (ikimashita)went

Polite past negative

行く: Polite past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past negative form	いきませんでした (ikimasendeshita)did not go

Requests

Request with kudasai

行く: Request with kudasai
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Request with kudasai	いってください (ittekudasai)please go

Negative request

行く: Negative request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Request not to act	いかないでください (ikanaidekudasai)please do not go

Invitation with mashou

行く: Invitation with mashou
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Invitation with mashou	いきましょう (ikimashou)let's go!

Permission

行く: Permission
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Permission	いってもいい (ittemoii)may go
Polite permission	いってもいいです (ittemoiidesu)may go

Not allowed

行く: Not allowed
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Not allowed	いってはいけない (ittehaikenai)must not go
Polite prohibition	いってはいけません (ittehaikemasen)must not go

Instruction with nasai

行く: Instruction with nasai
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Instruction with nasai	いきなさい (ikinasai)go (instruction)

Aspect

Try doing

行く: Try doing
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Try doing	いってみる (ittemiru)try to go
Polite try doing	いってみます (ittemimasu)try to go

Completion or regret

行く: Completion or regret
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Completion or regret	いってしまう (itteshimau)go completely or regrettably
Polite completion or regret	いってしまいます (itteshimaimasu)go completely or regrettably

Preparation

行く: Preparation
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Preparation	いっておく (itteoku)go in advance
Polite preparation	いっておきます (itteokimasu)go in advance

Past experience

行く: Past experience
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past experience	いったことがある (ittakotogaaru)have the experience of: went
Polite past experience	いったことがあります (ittakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: went

Conditions

Automatic result, to

行く: Automatic result, to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Automatic result, to	いくと (ikuto)whenever you go
Polite automatic result	いきますと (ikimasuto)whenever you go

Given that, nara

行く: Given that, nara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Given that, nara	いくなら (ikunara)if you mean to go

Probability

行く: Probability
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Probability	いくだろう (ikudarou)probably go
Polite probability	いくでしょう (ikudeshou)probably go

Respect

Honorific

行く: Honorific
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Honorific	いらっしゃる (irassharu)go (honoring the subject)
Polite honorific	いらっしゃいます (irasshaimasu)go (honoring the subject)

Humble

行く: Humble
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Humble	まいる (mairu)go (humbly)
Polite humble	まいります (mairimasu)go (humbly)

Additional forms

Strong command

行く: Strong command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Imperative	いけ (ike)go! (command)
Polite request	いってください (ittekudasai)please go

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