Basic sentence

すもうを　みに　いきます。

Sumoo o mi ni ikimasu.I'll go to watch sumo wrestling.

Use

1. Used when saying what one goes (will go) to do.

Structure

V

に

いきます。

:Only studied in MARUGOTO (Starter A1 Rikai)

Examples

①わたしは　ぼんさいコンテストを　見に　いきます。

　Watashi wa bonsai-kontesuto o mi ni ikimasu.　I'll go to watch a bonsai contest.

②こうえんに　しゃしんを　とりに　いきます。

　Kooen ni shashin o tori ni ikimasu.　I go to the park to take pictures.

③A：らいしゅうの　やすみに　なにを　しますか。

　A: Raishuu no yasumi ni nani o shimasu ka.　A: What are you going to do on your next day off?

　B：アニメの　ＤＶＤを　かいに　いきます。

　B: Anime no dhiibuidhii o kai ni ikimasu.　B: I'm going to buy some anime DVDs.

Commentary

1. A.　V1 can be made by removing「ます」from「Vます」, as in「行(い)きます → 行(い)き」.
2. B.　「に」 indicates that V is the purpose of the movement one makes.