これから日本で働いていきたいです。
- I want to keep working in Japan from now on.
This Japanese sentence "これから日本で働いていきたいです。" means "I want to keep working in Japan from now on." in English. It is an N4 High-level example sentence.
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これから日本で働いていきたいです。 meaning: I want to work in Japan from now on.
Japanese sentences typically follow a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) structure, although the subject is often omitted if it's clear from the context. ⚫︎ The sentence begins with a time adverb これから (kore kara), followed by the place 日本で (Nihon de) and the verb phrase 働いていきたいです (hataraite ikitai desu). ⚫︎ The particle で (de) indicates the place where the action occurs. ⚫︎ The verb phrase expresses the desire to perform the action of working.
The particle で (de) has several uses, but in this sentence, it indicates the location of an action. ⚫︎ It answers the question "where?" ⚫︎ Example: 日本で (Nihon de) - in Japan. ⚫︎ Other particles that might be confused with で (de) at this level are に (ni) (to/at) and を (wo) (direct object marker). But the key point is that で (de) denotes the place where something *happens*.
The "-たい (tai)" form is used to express the speaker's desire or wish to do something. ⚫︎ The stem of the verb (the part before the "-masu") is combined with "-たい." ⚫︎ In this sentence, we have 働いていきたい (hataraite ikitai) which is constructed from the verb 働く (hataraku) (to work). ⚫︎ 働く (hataraku) changes to the stem 働き (hataraki) and then adds たい (tai) to create 働きたい (hatarakitai). ⚫︎ This form is then followed by です (desu) to make it polite. ⚫︎ The polite form: 働きたいです (hatarakitai desu) = "I want to work."
The auxiliary verb いく (iku), can express the continuation of a state or action. ⚫︎ In this context, the "-て (te)" form of the verb "work" is connected to the "go" auxiliary verb. ⚫︎ The -て (te) form is a conjunctive form. ⚫︎ 働いて (hataraite) indicates the action of working. ⚫︎ The addition of いく (iku)to 働いて (hataraite) creates a sense of wanting to *continue* working. ⚫︎ いきたい (ikitai) is the potential form of いく (iku)which is also an auxiliary verb used to express desire.
これから (kore kara) is a time adverb meaning "from now on," "from now," or "in the future." ⚫︎ It indicates the time frame within which the speaker's desire is intended to be fulfilled. ⚫︎ It is often used at the beginning of a sentence to set the context of time. ⚫︎ Example: これから勉強します (kore kara benkyou shimasu) - I will study from now on.