ใใฆใใใพใ
~te ikimasu
To go on doing / To continue to...
๐ธ Expressing Future Change or Continuous Action ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Saikin, dandan atsuku natte kimashita ne.
It's been getting hotter lately, hasn't it?
Sou desu ne. Kore kara motto atsuku natte ikimasu yo.
That's true. It's going to keep getting even hotter from now on.
Nihon no natsu wa kibishii desu kara ne. Taichou ni ki o tsukenai to.
Japanese summers are harsh. We have to be careful about our health.
Ee. Gijutsu mo dondon shinpo shite ikimasu kara, atarashii taisaku mo fueru deshou.
Yes. Technology will continue to advance, so new countermeasures will likely increase too.
Sou desu ne. Watashi mo Nihongo no benkyou o tsuzukete ikimasu.
I agree. I will also continue to keep up my Japanese studies.
Issho ni ganbatte ikimashou!
Let's keep doing our best together!
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
V-te ikimasu
Something will continue to change/happen from now into the future.
- Pattern: V-ใฆ ใใใพใ
- Meaning: To go on (doing); to continue to (become)
Kore kara motto atsuku natte ikimasu.
It will continue to get hotter from now on.
Kore kara mo Nihongo o benkyou shite ikimasu.
I will continue to study Japanese from now on.
๐ Explanation
The grammar structure ใใใฆใใใพใใ is used to describe a change or an action that starts now and continues into the future.
It combines the Te-form of a verb with ใใใพใ (to go). In this context, 'go' represents the movement of time forward from the speaker's current perspective.
It is often used with words like ใ ใใ ใ (gradually) or ใใใใ (from now on) to show a trend or a personal resolve to keep doing something.
Kore kara mo ganbatte ikimasu.
= 'I will continue to do my best (from now on).'
Kazoku ga fuete ikimasu.
= 'The family will continue to grow (in the future).'
๐ Quiz
Which sentence best expresses 'Technology will continue to advance'?