First off I'm a newbie and I'm only learning the language not the writing
system so please dont edit this into Japanese or respond in Japanese, I won't
be able to get it.

So I have this sentence: Gakko ni ikimasu.

Shouldn't ni be a location particle? Shouldn't it be more correct to use e,
since e indicates direction?

Ni should be used to mean that something is in a particular location as I
understand it. So, like: Gakko ni toshokan ga arimasu.

Thanks in advance for the answer.
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"Gakko ni ikimasu", shouldn't it be "Gakko e ikimasu"?
First, I would like to apologize if there has any mistake in my English
grammar.

As you said, "e" means the direction, but the meaning of "ni" is not just
about "location of someone or something". It can also mean "target or
destination". So, both of "gakkou e ikimasu" and "gakkou ni ikimasu" are
correct.

But, the point of "e" will be on "direction", and the point of "ni" will be on
"destination".

"Gakkou e ikimasu" means "go to school", and "gakkou ni ikimasu" means "the
place you go is school".

Hope this answer will help you on your Japanese learning ;)
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