Is たべにいっている in the sentence 「かれはすしをたべにいっている」 correct?


I've got this sentence: かれはすしをたべにいっている。

Why is たべ which is たべる followed after by に and then by another verb? Is this
correct?

Apparently it means "He is going to eat the sushi."




I recommend you read with kanji and copy-paste it into a dictionary. If you
read in full romaji or kana some ambiguities will arise that will be
especially confusing for a beginner.

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Setting that aside.

> kare wa sushi wo tabe ni itte iru  
>  彼はすしを食べに行っている

食べに is the tricky part

食べ is a noun meaning "eating", it's 食べる in what's called masu stem 食べ(ます).

masu stem + に (destination particle) gives the meaning of "in order to".

So, "He went (somewhere) to eat sushi (and hasn't come back yet)".




I recommend you read with kanji and copy-paste it into a dictionary. If you
read in full romaji or kana some ambiguities will arise that will be
especially confusing for a beginner.

* * *

Setting that aside.

> kare wa sushi wo tabe ni itte iru  
>  彼はすしを食べに行っている

食べに is the tricky part

食べ is a noun meaning "eating", it's 食べる in what's called masu stem 食べ(ます).

masu stem + に (destination particle) gives the meaning of "in order to".

So, "He went (somewhere) to eat sushi (and hasn't come back yet)".

