Translation guide
The English phrase 'go out' covers several distinct meanings: leaving a place, going outdoors, socializing or dating, extinguishing (of fire/light), and more. This guide breaks them down by intended meaning and gives natural Japanese equivalents.
To exit or depart from an indoor location
General verb for leaving a place, going out of a room/building.
家を出る。
I leave the house.
Please leave the room.
To go out (for a specific purpose or errand), often implies leaving home temporarily.
I go out shopping.
Formal expression for going out, leaving one's home or office.
I won't go out today.
To go outside, into the open air, for leisure or activity
To go out for entertainment, with friends, or on a romantic date
To go out to have fun, hang out with friends.
I'm going out with friends.
To go on a date.
I'm going out on a date with my girlfriend.
To go out for drinks.
Wanna go out for drinks tonight?
To be in a relationship, 'go out' with someone steadily.
To stop a fire or light from burning
To become unfashionable or outdated
When the tide moves away from the shore
When a program, message, or publication is released
To express that one's feelings are with someone in difficulty
Literary: one's heart goes out to someone.
My heart goes out to the disaster victims.
English 'go out' for socializing is not directly translated as 出る or 外出する. Use 遊びに行く, 飲みに行く, etc., depending on the activity.
消える is intransitive (the light goes out), 消す is transitive (someone puts it out). Make sure to use the correct one.
彼と付き合っている。
I'm going out with him.
Please put out the fire.