Illustration: Along a narrow residential lane after rain, a grandmother walks toward the neighborhood shops with a shopping bag hooked over her arm. Her grandchild stays one short step behind, carefully placing each boot where she has just stepped around a puddle.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

ついていく

tsuiteiku

to follow, to accompany

Example sentences

  1. どこにでもついていきたい。

    I want to follow you wherever you’re going.

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  2. 私わたしたちもついて行いくと思おもう。

    I think we’ll tag along.

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  3. トムも一緒いっしょについて行いった。

    Tom tagged along.

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