〜ていく / てくる

Direction of change — moving away / coming toward

'It's gradually getting darker.' 'He went away.' 〜ていく (moving away/future) and 〜てくる (coming toward/past up to now) add direction to actions.

What you'll learn

• 〜ていく: action continues moving away / into the future
• 〜てくる: action continues toward now / has been happening
• 持っていく vs 持ってくる: take away vs bring here

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