How to Say ‘Will go and come back’ in Japanese
きます
ki masu
[kee mass]
💬 Usage Tip: Here [きます] comes from [来ます], "to come." In [行ってきます], it gives the feeling of going somewhere and then returning.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Many Japanese home phrases focus on leaving and returning safely. Daily routines become little rituals.
Phrase Breakdown
き
ki
[kee]
come
Stem of 来ます or part of the helper verb in 行ってきます, implying going and coming back.
すぐきます。
I will come soon.
ます
masu
[mass]
polite verb ending
Polite non-past ending attached to verb stems.
まいにちべんきょうします。
I study every day.
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