大学で日本語を勉強します I’m going to study Japanese at a university.

To express what you're going to do, use the verb's MASU-form (that ends with "masu") such as "benkyoo-shimasu" or "I will study." This form is used when speaking politely. "De" is a particle indicating a place, and "o" is a particle expressing the object. The verb comes at the end of the sentence.

Verb groups and conjugation:
The basic form of verbs is called the dictionary form because that is the way they are listed in dictionaries. Examples: “kau” or “to buy,” “taberu” or “to eat,” and “benkyoo-suru” or “to study.”

Verbs are divided into three groups based on how they are conjugated.
Group 1 verbs end with “-u,” and the “-u” part is conjugated. They appear in forms like “kau (ka＋u)” or “to buy,” “nomu (nom＋u)” or “to drink,” and “iku (ik＋u)” or “to go.”

Group 2 verbs end with “-ru,” and the “-ru” ending is conjugated. They appear in forms like “miru (mi＋ru)” or “to look” and “taberu (tabe＋ru)” or “to eat.”

Group 3 verbs have irregular conjugations. There are only two of them: “kuru” or “to come” and “suru/-suru” or “to do.”

See the conjugation chart for more.

To make a MASU-form from the dictionary form of Group 1 verbs, change the “-u” ending to “i” and add “masu” ("ka+u→ka+i masu").

With Group 2 verbs, change the “‐ru” ending to “‐masu” ("tabe+ru→tabe+masu").

Group 3 verbs (irregular verbs) are conjugated as: "kuru→kimasu" and "suru→shimasu."
The MASU-form of verbs can be used to express what you’re going to do as well as your current habits and general facts.

Try expressing what you're going to do in Japan

1Which of these three choices is the correct way to say this sentence in Japanese?

I’m going to eat tempura.

tempura | going to eat

天ぷら | 食べます（食べる）

tenpura | tabemasu (taberu)

2Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

I'm going to XXX [object].

【object】 を～ます。

【object】 o～masu.

kabuki | going to see

歌舞伎 | 見ます（見る）

kabuki | mimasu (miru)

3Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

I'm going to XXX [object].

【object】 を～ます。

【object】 o～masu.

souvenirs | going to buy

お土産 | 買います（買う）

omiyage | kaimasu (kau)

This is a phrase to express something you're happily expecting.

Kane/Kin (money/gold)