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I've been reading a lot of graded readers lately (targetted at JLPT N4/N3
level). I recognize that these are not "pure authentic native Japanese", but I
also don't believe they are ungrammatical.

One thing that has been very conspicuous is the use of verbs of movement (eg
歩く、走る、etc) in compounds with 行く and 来る. In fact, this almost seems more common
than using the verb by itself. As an example, a sentence might read

> あの人は歩いて。。。yada yada。。。行きました。

Is there a major difference in meaning or usage between 歩いて行く and 歩く? Is there
a stylistic difference between the two? Which would be most common in day-to-
day conversations?
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verbs word-usage compound-verbs
Are verbs of movement typically used in compounds?
あの人は歩いて行きました。 The person went there on foot. 歩いてis one of ways how the person
went there like バスで(by bus).
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You can stick to 歩いていく in most cases (according to my reflection for a few
minutes). At least, I don't think there are cases where using 歩いていく instead of
歩く can be a source of major confusion.

Some examples:

  * 駅に歩いていく means _I walk to the station_ ; 駅に歩く is not really grammatical.
  * 駅まで歩いた means _I walked up to the station_. This implies 'I reached the station'; 駅まで歩いて行った sounds more like 'I started walking towards the station'.
  * 山で歩いた means _I walked in the mountain_ (for hiking); 山で歩いて行った sounds strange (a natural response would be _Where?_ )
  * 健康のため毎日歩く means _I do some walking every day for keeping good health_ ; 健康のため毎日歩いていく sounds strange (again _Where?_ ); 健康のため毎日駅まで歩く/歩いていく are both possible (the destination is indicated)

So overall, if there is a destination, it is safer to use 歩いていく. Using 歩く
implies the action of walking (instead of using other transportation) is
emphasized.

Please note that the distinction is subtle, and there could be cases where the
examples above(where both are possible) mean the same thing.
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