how to make a statement with two verbs


私はにほんごとごべんきょします

i would like to say i came here to study or learn Japanese (language) and to
play go. the best i have come up with is above which says to study both; i
know how to say each sentence separately how i want but cant seem to figure
out how to combine them as it would us two verbs. any help much appreciated.




If these are not necessarily the only two things you came here to do, or if
you do these repeatedly, you could use the representative (-たり) form of the
verbals:

> 私はにほんごとごべんきょします

-> 私は日本語を勉強したり、碁をしたりします。

> i would like to say i came here to study or learn Japanese (language) and to
> play go

私は日本語{にほんご}を勉強{べんきょう}したり、碁{ご}をしたりするために、ここに来{き}ました。(or, depending on the
situation, ここに来たんです。)

You could also invert it like: ここに来たのは日本語{にほんご}を勉強{べんきょう}したり、碁{ご}をしたりするためです。

The representative might not cover every situation in which you're talking
about doing two activities. But it sounds like it could be used in your
situation.




You might want to use the `〜ながら` sentence structure. So, in your case, it
would be

`私はごをやりながら日本語を勉強しています`

`ごをやりながら` = `while playing go`

`日本語を勉強しています` = `study japanese language`

The link below explains a bit further into the sentence structure.

<http://maggiesensei.com/2013/06/26/%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8C%E3%82%89nagara-from-
facebook-mini-lesson/>

Source: I used to study japanese language in Tokyo for a year plus.

