All About ～ていく and ～てくる

Introduction

In life, things come and go. And I'm not trying to be all melodramatic, it's literally true. Sometimes you're going to work, sometimes you're coming home from school. Sometimes success is coming clearer with each passing second and sometimes it's slipping fitfully from your grasp... If only I hadn't invested all of my savings into HelloKittenCoin.

Should I stay move physically or metaphorically closer, or should I go now?

Today we'll cover what happens when you combine the verbs 行いく and 来くる with て-form verbs or adjectives (spoiler: it's magical). The concept may seem simple at first, but since it lacks a true English equivalent, learners tend to underestimate it and mess things up. Let's try not to fall into that trap!