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N5

に・へ

To, toward (destination of movement)machine translation

FormationPlace noun + に/へ + verb of movement

に and へ both mark the destination of movement verbs like 行きます (go), 来ます (come), 帰ります (return): 東京に行きます = 東京へ行きます (go to Tokyo).

The difference is very small: に emphasizes the destination point, へ emphasizes the direction "toward". At the N5 level you can use them interchangeably; in everyday conversation に is more common.

Note on reading: as a particle, へ is read え, not へ — just like the particle は being read わ.

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