> 世の中結局強い物が勝つ。  
>  弱い奴らは死んでいく。  
>  ただそれだけ
>
> 弱い奴らは勝手に死んでいくのだ

Maybe a better way of phrasing this question would be asking the difference in
using merely plain form and this form.

e.g.

> 強いものが勝ち弱いものは死ぬ
>
> 強いものが生き残り、弱いものは死んでいく

Can someone try to explain the difference in nuance and meaning between them?
(And before anyone starts to explain the super basics of ていく I already know
and understand them but I'm having trouble understanding it as seen above. I'm
not asking for a translation.)
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grammar meaning
Usage of ていく in 死んでいく
**Edit : Take a look at the comments after reading.**

I think this link will answer pretty well your questions, [with a nice
reflection that helps clarifying the nuances between the different
forms.](http://www.cjvlang.com/petitprince/birdheart/dyingj.html)

To sum up :

死ぬ：To be going to die.

死んでいる：To be dead.

**死んでいく：To be dying, with the idea that the process is occuring gradually.**

> ていく also conveys the ideas that what's happening is going away from the
> speaker, and therefore :
>
>   * Is often used with verbs that are related to disapearance : 消えていく...
>
>   * Makes the speaker sound more objective/indifferent.
>
>

On the contrary :

> てくる conveys the ideas that what's happening is going toward the speaker, and
> therefore :
>
>   * Is often used with verbs that are related to appearance: 出てくる...
>
>   * Makes the speaker sound more subjective/concerned.
>
>
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