How to use いってきます (いってきます)
Meaning of いってきます
The Japanese verb "いってきます" (いってきます, ittekimasu) can have various meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Here's a list of its primary meanings along with examples:
- I'm going (and coming back): A polite way to inform someone you are leaving a place with the intention of returning.
- Example: 学校にいってきます。
- Translation: I'm going to school (and coming back).
- I'll be right back: Implies a short departure with the expectation of a quick return.
- Example: ちょっとコンビニにいってきます。
- Translation: I'll be right back, just going to the convenience store.
- I'm off: Used casually to announce one's departure from a place, often home or work.
- Example: 仕事にいってきます。
- Translation: I'm off to work.
- I'm off to work.:
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