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5.16. Verbs for leaving

The usual verb for ‘leave’ is deru. There is a compound verb

dekakeru consisting of the infinitive of deru (de) + -kakeru
‘begins to, starts to.’ This is often used when a person
leaves on an errand, with the implication that he gets

started on his way.

ちょっと出かけてきますね。

Chotto dekakete kimasu ne.

I’ll go out (for an errand), okay?

If a person leaves town on a trip, you use a special verb,

tatsu, which means ‘leaves’ or ‘takes off (airplane),’ but you
can use deru ‘leaves’ instead. The place you leave is

followed by the object particle o. The verb for ‘arrives’ is
tsuku; the particle for the place is e or ni ‘to.’

新幹線こだま５号が今東京駅を出ました。

Shinkansen Kodama go-gō ga ima Tōkyō eki o demashita.