いく

This is the 84th most frequent Japanese word.


いく

"いく" means "to go."


Here, '行く' is used in its basic meaning, 'to go', expressing a future action of going to a location.

私は明日学校に行く。

I will go to school tomorrow.


In this sentence, '行く' is used metaphorically to denote the progression or continuation of an action.

このプロジェクトは順調に進んでいくはずです。

This project should proceed smoothly.


Here, '行く' indicates a change or continuation over time towards a positive direction.

彼はどんどん良くなっていく。

He will keep getting better and better.