How to Say ‘Go’ in Japanese
行きます
iki masu
[ee-kee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [行きます] is the polite form of "go." In direction questions, Japanese often says [どうやって行きますか] literally "How do [I/you/one] go?" and leaves the subject unstated.
Phrase Breakdown
行き
iki
[ee-kee]
go part
This is the stem of 行きます, meaning “go.” It is used before polite endings like ます.
毎朝学校へ行きます。
I go to school every morning.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending
A polite ending added to verb stems in non-past affirmative forms.
水を飲みます。
I drink water.
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