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Japanese Language 

Verb Conjugation (Cont.)

Vconj +ni に + motion verb

The Verb conjugation of に「ni」 can only be used with the inclusion of motion verbs such as iku 「行く/go」, karu「来る・come」, kaeru 「帰る・return」, hairu「入る・enter」, and deru「出る・leave」inorder to express purpose when a person moves from one place to another.

Examples:

Kusuru o kai ni mise ni hairimashita.
薬を買いに店に入りました。
I entered a store to buy medicine.

Hayashi-san wa kodomo o mukae ni eki e ikimasu.
林さんは子供を迎えに迎えに駅得へ行きます。
Mrs. Hayashi is going to the station to pick up her child.

Jimu wa Nihongo o benkyō shi ni Nihon e kimashita.
ジムは日本語を勉強しに日本へ来ました。
Jim came to Japan to study japanese.