Places, time and direction
~へ
to ~; toward ~
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How to form it
- Place + へ + 行く / 来る / 帰る: 日本へ行きます
- Written へ but read え
Register: Neutral
Explanation
Shows the direction of movement.
Both へ and に can mark the destination of 行きます, 来ます and 帰ります; へ stresses the direction, while に stresses the destination.
Examples
来月、日本へ行きます。
らいげつ、にほんへいきます。
I will go to Japan next month.
友達が私の家へ来ました。
ともだちがわたしのいえへきました。
My friend came to my house.
六時に家へ帰ります。
ろくじにいえへかえります。
I go home at six.
Compare with
- ~に(行く・来る・帰る): に is also used for the destination and for arriving.
Common mistakes
- Reading へ as へ instead of え in this use.
- Using へ with あります for location.