Going, Coming, and Returning

Use 行く, 来る, and 帰る naturally with destinations and understand the speaker’s point of view.

Use 行く, 来る, and 帰る with destinations and schedules.Understand the basic difference between movement toward and away from the speaker.Read short dialogue with movement verbs more confidently.

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Core movement verbs

行く means “go,” 来る means “come,” and 帰る means “return.” Read the destination first, then decide whether the movement is away from the speaker, toward the speaker, or back to a home base.

七時に学校へ行きます。

I go to school at seven.

行く shows movement away from the speaker or the reference point.

友だちは九時にうちへ来ます。

My friend comes to my house at nine.

来る shows movement toward the speaker’s side.

六時にうちへ帰ります。

I return home at six.

帰る is used for returning to home or another base place.

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