友(とも)達(だち) tomodachiと to夕(ゆう)ご()飯(はん) yuugohanを o食(た)べ() tabeに ni行(い)く() iku。 I'm going to eat dinner with a friend. Literal Friend [with-と] dinner [object-を] eat [purpose-に] go. ~に行く marks the purpose of going — 食べに行く means 'go in order to eat.' The masu-stem of the verb (食べ) attaches directly to に. 夕ご飯 is a common casual word for dinner, with the honorific prefix ご-. foodfriendshipと (with/companion)purpose に (verb-stem + に + motion verb)
友(とも)達(だち) tomodachiと to夕(ゆう)ご()飯(はん) yuugohanを o食(た)べ() tabeに ni行(い)く() iku。 I'm going to eat dinner with a friend. Literal Friend [with-と] dinner [object-を] eat [purpose-に] go. ~に行く marks the purpose of going — 食べに行く means 'go in order to eat.' The masu-stem of the verb (食べ) attaches directly to に. 夕ご飯 is a common casual word for dinner, with the honorific prefix ご-. foodfriendshipと (with/companion)purpose に (verb-stem + に + motion verb)