[Common Mistakes] “返すに行く” – Why is this incorrect grammar?
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Today, I am going to share a homework correction from my JLPT Course! The student’s sentence is not correct. Can you find the mistake?
[Student’s sentence]
図書館へ本を返すに行きます。
*としょかんへほんをかえすにいきます。
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[My correction]
図書館へ本を返すに行きます。
→図書館へ本を返しに行きます。
I go to the library to return books.
When using the 〜に行く (go to do ~) grammar, we need to change the verb before に to its masu-form stem.
返す (dictionary form)
返し｜ます (masu-form)
返し｜に行きます
Here are some more examples:
公園(こうえん)へ遊(あそ)びに行きます。
I go to the park to play.
買(か)い物(もの)しに行きます。
I go shopping.
友(とも)だちに会(あ)いに行きます。
I go to meet a friend.
I hope my explanation helps you.😊
I interact like the above correction with my JLPT All-in-One Course student. (Today’s homework sentence is from the N5, beginner level. Don’t know your Japanese level? Then take a level test here.) I can explain in English or Japanese, depending on your level.
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