Which one is the correct usage for "迎えにいく"


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Please tell me which one is the most correct usage of 迎えにいく

  1. 両親が国へ帰るので、空港へ迎えに行きます。
  2. 迎えに行きますから、駅に着いたら、電話してください。（The answer is this one but I do not understand why?)
  3. この荷物を郵便局へ迎えに行きます。
  4. 今年の夏休みは子供を海へ迎えにきます。

(2) is the correct answer according to the textbook, but I think that (1) is
also correct, in terms of grammar and meaning.




I believe #1 is incorrect because of the verb 帰る.

When you describe someone else's movement with the verb 帰る, it feels as though
they are moving away from you. So, in the first sentence, it sounds like, at
the very least, you are not in your parents' home country at the time, and
thus going to pick them up at the airport would be strange.

I believe that if the sentence used 帰ってくる, it could be correct. This would
imply that they are returning home and that you are where they are returning
to, so you would be able to greet them upon their arrival.




I believe #1 is incorrect because of the verb 帰る.

When you describe someone else's movement with the verb 帰る, it feels as though
they are moving away from you. So, in the first sentence, it sounds like, at
the very least, you are not in your parents' home country at the time, and
thus going to pick them up at the airport would be strange.

I believe that if the sentence used 帰ってくる, it could be correct. This would
imply that they are returning home and that you are where they are returning
to, so you would be able to greet them upon their arrival.

