How to Say ‘To go pick up (something)’ in Japanese
取りに行きます
tori ni iki masu
[toh-ree nee ee-kee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [取りに行きます] literally “go in order to pick (it) up.” You can add the object: [プリントを取りに行きます] (“I’ll go pick up the handout”).
🇯🇵 In Japan: If a child is absent, parents may say they’ll come to school to pick up [プリント] (handouts) or homework.
Phrase Breakdown
取りに
tori ni
to pick up (something) (in order to)
「取る」 (to take/get) + 「に」 indicates purpose: “go (somewhere) to pick up/get something.” Often used with 行く/来る.
忘れ物を取りに行きます。
I will go pick up the item I forgot.
Words in this phrase
取り
tori
[toh-ree]
to pick up (stem)
取る (to take/get) in the pattern 取りに行きます = “(I) will go to pick (it) up.”
明日、宿題を取りに行きます。
Tomorrow, I will go to pick up the homework.
に
ni
[nee]
for; to (purpose)
Marks the purpose of going: 取りに行く = go for the purpose of picking up.
プリントを取りに行きます。
I will go to pick up the handout.
行きます
iki masu
go / will go (polite)
Polite form of 行く. Often pairs with a purpose phrase like 「取りに」.
学校に行きます。
I go to school.
Words in this phrase
行き
iki
[ee-kee]
go (polite stem)
Stem of 行きます; together with 取りに it forms “go to pick up.”
明日、取りに行きます。
Tomorrow, I will go pick it up.
ます
masu
[mahss]
(polite sentence ending)
Polite ending completing 行きます.
放課後に取りに行き ます。
I will go pick it up after school.
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