いってきます

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. お母さん、行ってきます。▶ —
   Mom, I'm going (and will be back).
2. 会社に行ってきます。▶ —
   I'm off to work, see you later.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Itte-kimasu (行ってきます) is the leaver's set phrase — itte (go, -te form) + kimasu (polite present of kuru, "come") = "I'll go and come back." The iku + kuru direction pair embeds the assumption of inevitable return — a core code that reassures family and reinforces bonds. Paired with itte-irasshai (sender's response). Usage: children leaving for school, workers heading to the office, any family member going out. Casual variant: itte-kuru (between friends, partners, family). Polite variant: itte-mairimasu (highly formal, business / written). Deeply embedded in family ritual. Korean "danyeo-ogess-eumnida" matches the functional and grammatical structure almost exactly — a shared East Asian family-ritual code.

Quick check

1. Polite business / written form of "go and come back"?

   • Itte-mairimasu — humble (mairu)
   • Itte-kimasu — standard polite
   • Itte-kuru — casual
   • Iku — bare verb