Quest Book 18: Movement & Destinations Vocabulary

Vocabulary and grammar structures relating to Japanese movement verbs and the destination particle 'ni' from Quest Book 18.

〜に (NEE)

The Destination Arrow or Direction Particle meaning "To" or "Toward"; it acts like a GPS arrow pointing to a destination and always follows the place.

いく (EE-KOO)

A verb meaning "Go to" or "Going to".

くる (KOO-ROO)

A verb meaning "Come to" or "Coming to".

かえる (KAH-EH-ROO)

A verb meaning "Return back to" or "Going home to".

どこに いく？ (DOH-KOH NEE EE-KOO?)

A question meaning "Where are you going?" which combines the question word for "where" with the movement particle.

えき (Eki)

Station; used in the example "えき に いく" (Going to the station).

うち (Uchi)

House; used in the example "うち に くる" (Come to my house).

いえ (Ie)

Home; used in the example "いえ に かえる" (Going back home).

Travel Frames

Sentence structures where a place card is dropped in the middle (Place + に + Verb) to indicate movement toward a destination.