Vocabulary

What does いってきます (ittekimasu) mean?

いってきます means I'm off! (said when leaving home, will return).

Quick facts
Readingいってきます
Romajiittekimasu
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
いってきます
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkittekimasu

I'm off! (said when leaving home, will return)

polite

Example sentences

  • I said "I'm off" and left the house.

  • The child cheerfully shouted, "I'm off!"

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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