No. 296 in Japanese
go
The Japanese word "go" (語) means "language" or "word."
In a sentence
私は学校へ行きます。
I go to school.
Here, '行きます' (to go) denotes the action of physically traveling from one place to another.
この計画はうまくいくでしょうか？
Will this plan go well?
Here, 'いく' (to go) is used idiomatically to express the progress or success of something.
夕食の後、私たちは公園を散歩しに行きました。
After dinner, we went to take a walk in the park.
Here, '行きました' (went) indicates moving to another place for an activity.
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