〜ていく: Change from Now On

Learn how 〜ていく shows movement away from the present point or change that continues from now into the future.

Use 〜ていく for ongoing change from the present onward.Recognize its movement and discourse-organizing uses.Distinguish future-oriented 〜ていく from past-to-present 〜てくる.

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Core Meaning of 〜ていく

〜ていく often shows that a change or process continues from now on. It can also mark movement away from the speaker or the current point in time.

日本語をこれからもっと勉強していきたい。

I want to keep studying Japanese more going forward.

The speaker is looking forward from the present.

夜になるにつれて、寒くなっていく。

As it becomes night, it gets colder and colder.

The change continues onward.

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