also: でく
てく · godan verb (iku/yuku class)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | てく | てかない |
| Polite | てきます | てきません |
| Past polite | てきました | てきませんでした |
| Past | てった | てかなかった |
| Te-form | てって | てかないで |
| Desire | てきたい | てきたくない |
| Potential | てける | てけない |
| Passive | てかれる | てかれない |
| Causative | てかせる | てかせない |
| Causative passive | てかせられるalso てかされる | てかせられないalso てかされない |
| Volitional | てこう | |
| Polite volitional | てきましょう | |
| Imperative | てけ | てくな |
| Conditional | てけば | てかなければ |
| Tara conditional | てったら | てかなかったら |
godan verb (iku/yuku class), auxiliary verb
continue to; go on doing
Colloquial contraction of ていく, used as an auxiliary verb after the て/で form. Indicates continuation of an action or process into the future, often with a sense of movement away from the speaker or ongoing change.
I will keep studying from now on.
This town is going to keep changing from now on.
It's getting darker and darker.
Colloquial contraction of ていく, from the て-form of a verb plus 行く (iku, 'to go'). The contraction drops the initial 'i' of いく.