JLPT N5 · Grammar
Highlighted parts are the fixed pieces of the pattern; the rest changes with the word you attach it to.
## What it means This pattern says where someone is **going**, **coming**, or **returning to**. Think of へ as an arrow pointing toward a destination.
## When to use it Put a place right before へ, then finish the sentence with 行きます (go), 来ます (come), or 帰ります (go back / return home). The place always comes first, and へ never changes form no matter what the place is: [place] + へ + 行きます/来ます/帰ります.
## Don't confuse it with Beginners often wonder how へ is different from に, since both can mark a destination. With movement verbs like 行きます, either one usually works, but へ puts the focus on the *direction* you're heading, while に can also mark other things like the time or location of an action. When you're just talking about going, coming, or returning somewhere, へ is always a safe, natural choice.
私は学校へ行きます。
I go to school.
田中さんは会社へ来ます。
Mr. Tanaka comes to the office.
毎日家へ帰ります。
I go home every day.
来週、日本へ行きます。
I'm going to Japan next week.
あなたはどこへ行きますか。
Where are you going?
今日は図書館へ行きません。
I'm not going to the library today.
友達が私の家へ来ます。
My friend is coming over to my place.