Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds
Use 'go through' to describe looking at something carefully to find information, errors, or specific items.
- Use it for documents: 'I need to go through these files.' (max 20 words)
- Use it for searching: 'She went through her bag for keys.'
- It is inseparable: You cannot say 'go the list through'.
Overview
go や through といった非常にシンプルなものですが、これらが組み合わさることで、単なる「行く」や「通り抜ける」を超えた、豊かで具体的なニュアンスを持つようになります。今回解説する go through は、ビジネスシーンから日常生活、さらには感情的な経験まで、非常に幅広い場面で使われる必須の表現です。go through という一つのイメージでこれらを網羅しています。この「ネイティブの感覚」を掴むことは、単に知識を増やすだけでなく、英語をより自然に、そして流暢に話すための大きなステップとなります。go through の核心にあるのは、「あるプロセスや空間の入り口から出口まで、徹底的に通り抜ける」というイメージです。例えば、報告書を go through するなら、最初のページから最後のページまで細かくチェックすることを意味します。困難な時期を go through するなら、その辛い期間を最初から最後まで耐え抜き、通り過ぎることを意味します。この記事では、この「徹底的なプロセス」という視点から、go through の使い方を深く掘り下げていきましょう。go through は「動詞 + 前置詞」からなる分離できない句動詞（Inseparable Phrasal Verb）です。日本語の文法構造と比較しながら、その仕組みを理解してみましょう。go through は常に go through + [目的語] という語順を守ります。ここで重要なのは、go と through を引き離して、その間に目的語を入れることはできないという点です。例えば、go the report through とは言えません。必ず go through the report となります。through という前置詞は、トンネルの中を通り抜けるような「貫通」や「通過」のイメージを持っています。この物理的なイメージが抽象的な意味へと発展しています。- 物理的な通過:
The path goes through the forest.（その道は森を通り抜けている） - 詳細な精査:
Go through the documents.（書類の中身を隅から隅まで通り抜ける ＝ 精査する） - 経験・忍耐:
Go through a divorce.（離婚という辛いプロセスを通り抜ける ＝ 経験する）
through が持つ「入り口から出口まで」という一貫した感覚で表現できるのです。このシンプルかつ強力なイメージを味方につけることが、B1レベル脱却の鍵となります。go through の形を作るのは非常に簡単です。動詞の go を主語や時制に合わせて変化させるだけです。through の部分は一切変化しません。主語 + go（時制に応じて変化） + through + 目的語（名詞や代名詞）I / You / We | go through | I go through my mail every morning. | 毎朝メールを（一通り）チェックします。 |He / She / It | goes through | She goes through the data carefully. | 彼女はデータを慎重に精査します。 |All subjects | went through | We went through a lot of trouble. | 私たちは多くの困難を経験しました。 |All subjects | have/has gone through | I have gone through the list twice. | そのリストには2回目を通しました。 |All subjects | will go through | We will go through the details later. | 後で詳細を確認（説明）しましょう。 |All subjects | am/is/are going through | He is going through a difficult time. | 彼は今、辛い時期を過ごしています。 |it や them などの代名詞を使う場合も、必ず through の後に置きます。- 正しい例:
I need to go through it. - 間違いの例:
I need to go it through.
pick it up のように代名詞を間に挟むもの（分離可能）もありますが、go through は「絶対に分かれないペア」だと覚えておきましょう。go through が使われる主な4つのシチュエーションを、具体的な例文とともに解説します。これらは日本の日常生活やビジネスシーンでも非常によくある場面です。I went through my pockets, but I couldn't find my keys.
The lawyer went through the contract line by line.
Let's go through the agenda for today's meeting.
Could you go through the procedure once more?
My company is going through a major reorganization.
He went through a lot of pain after the accident.
We went through all our supplies in just a week.
You'd be surprised how much coffee this office goes through!
through を忘れてしまうthrough を落としてしまいがちです。- 間違い:
I need to go the documents. - 正しい:
I need to go through the documents.
go だけでは「精査する」という意味にはなりません。go through を使おうとするミスです。- 不自然:
I went through the door to the balcony. - より自然:
I walked out to the balcony.またはI went out the door.
go through が出てくるためですが、go through を句動詞として使う場合は「精査」や「経験」のニュアンスが伴います。単に通り抜けるだけなら pass through や walk through の方が適切です。experience との使い分けができないexperience ばかりを使いがちです。- 例:
I experienced a hard time.（間違いではありませんが、少し硬い響きです） - よりネイティブらしい:
I went through a hard time.
go through の方が「その状況を通り抜けている」という臨場感が出ます。go through と似ているけれど、ニュアンスが異なる表現と比較してみましょう。go through | 徹底的・詳細に最初から最後までチェックする。 | I went through the report for errors.（ミスがないか徹底的に調べた） |go over | ざっと見直す、復習する。全体を確認する。 | Let's go over the main points again.（主要な点をもう一度おさらいしよう） |look through | パラパラと目を通す。何かを素早く探す。 | I looked through the magazine while waiting.（待ち時間に雑誌に目を通した） |search | 隠れているものを捜索する。 | The police searched the house.（警察が家宅捜索をした） |go throughは「深さ」と「プロセス」を強調します。go overは「繰り返し」や「確認」を強調します。look throughは「表面的な速さ」を強調します。
go through、「内容の概要を把握してほしい」なら go over を使うのが適切です。go through はビジネスで使っても失礼になりませんか？Let's go through... の代わりに Shall we go through...? や I would like to go through... と言えば完璧です。go through は使えますか？pass the exam です。ただし、法案などが議会を「通過する」という場合には The bill went through. と言うことがあります。個人の試験については pass を使いましょう。undergo と go through はどう違いますか？undergo は非常にフォーマルな言葉です。例えば undergo surgery（手術を受ける）や undergo training（研修を受ける）のように使われます。日常会話や一般的なビジネスシーンでは go through の方が圧倒的に自然です。go と through を切り離さず、一つの単語のように繋げて発音しましょう。「ゴー・スルー」ではなく、「ゴウスルー」と一息で言います。特に through の th の音（舌を軽く噛む音）に意識を向けつつ、go の o をしっかり二重母音で発音すると、よりネイティブに近い響きになります。go through を使いこなせるようになると、あなたの英語は「単語を並べただけの表現」から「プロセスや感情を伴った生きた表現」へと進化します。まずは、今日一日の予定を頭の中で go through（確認）することから始めてみてください。応援しています！2. Negative Contractions
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do not go through
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don't go through
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Common in speech
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does not go through
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doesn't go through
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Common in speech
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did not go through
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didn't go through
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Common in speech
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Conjugation of 'Go Through'
| Tense | Subject | Form | Example |
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Present Simple
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I/You/We/They
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go through
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I go through my mail.
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Present Simple
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He/She/It
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goes through
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She goes through the list.
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Past Simple
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All subjects
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went through
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We went through the files.
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Present Continuous
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I
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am going through
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I am going through it now.
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Present Perfect
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He/She/It
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has gone through
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He has gone through the data.
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Future (Will)
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All subjects
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will go through
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They will go through it later.
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Meanings
To examine or search something very carefully from beginning to end, often to find a specific item or to check for errors.
Examine/Check
To look at a document, list, or set of information to ensure it is correct or to understand it.
“Let's go through the guest list to see who is missing.”
“I spent the morning going through my emails.”
Search
To look through a physical space, container, or collection of items to find something.
“The police went through the suspect's apartment.”
“I had to go through three drawers to find my passport.”
Rehearse/Repeat
To practice or repeat a sequence of actions or a speech.
“Let's go through the presentation once more before the meeting.”
“We went through the dance steps until they were perfect.”
Reference Table
| 意味 | 状況 | 例 | ニュアンス |
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徹底的に調べる／探す
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書類、リスト、物
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Go through the contract carefully.
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詳細に、一つずつ
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詳しく話し合う
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手順、計画
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Let's go through the steps.
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段階的な確認
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困難な時期を経験する
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人生の出来事、感情
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She went through a lot.
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耐え忍ぶ、しばしば長期間
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供給を使い切る
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消耗品
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We went through all the coffee.
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使い果たし、まれな使い方
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物理的に検査する
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バッグ、ポケット、部屋
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He went through her belongings.
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何かを探している
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正確性を確認する
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データ、事実
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Go through the figures again.
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正しさを確認する
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フォーマル度スペクトル
The auditor will examine the financial records. (Workplace)
The manager will go through the accounts. (Workplace)
I'll look over the numbers. (Workplace)
I'll give the stats a once-over. (Workplace)
「Go Through」の多様な側面
意味
- 徹底的に調べる 全ての部分を検査する
- 特定のものを探す 特定のものを探す
- 困難を経験する 辛い時期に耐える
- 詳細を話し合う 段階的に確認する
使用される状況
- 仕事 レポート、契約、メール
- 個人 写真、クローゼット、感情
- 学習 ノート、教科書、概念
- ソーシャル 招待客リスト、DM
Go Through vs. 似た句動詞の比較
「Go Through」を使うタイミング
何かを詳細に調べたり、徹底的に探したりする必要がありますか？
何かを段階的に議論していますか？
困難な、または長期にわたる期間を経験することについて話していますか？
「Go Through」できるものとは？
情報と書類
- • レポート
- • メール
- • メモ
- • 契約書
- • リスト
- • 規約
物理的な物と場所
- • クローゼット
- • バッグ
- • ポケット
- • 箱
- • ワードローブ
- • ファイル
経験とプロセス
- • 困難な時期
- • 変化
- • 手順
- • 手続き
- • 課題
- • 段階
デジタルコンテンツ
- • 写真
- • リール
- • メッセージ
- • ウェブサイト
- • プロフィール
- • 設定
レベル別の例文
I go through my bag.
I search my bag.
She goes through the box.
She looks in the box.
Do you go through your mail?
Do you check your letters?
We go through the book.
We look at the book.
He went through his pockets for the key.
He searched his pockets.
They are going through the old photos.
They are looking at old photos.
I need to go through these papers.
I need to check these papers.
Did she go through the list?
Did she check the list?
Let's go through the plan one more time.
Let's review the plan.
The customs officer went through my suitcase.
The officer searched my bag.
I've been going through my bank statements.
I've been checking my spending.
We should go through the script before the play.
We should practice the script.
The auditors went through the accounts with a fine-tooth comb.
They checked the accounts very carefully.
I had to go through a lot of red tape to get a visa.
I dealt with many official processes.
She went through the evidence meticulously.
She examined the evidence carefully.
We need to go through the logistics of the move.
We need to plan the details of the move.
The committee went through the proposals, rejecting several immediately.
The committee reviewed and filtered the proposals.
He went through the motions of apologizing, but he wasn't sincere.
He apologized without meaning it.
I've gone through every possible scenario in my head.
I have considered every possibility.
The lawyer went through the witness's testimony to find inconsistencies.
The lawyer analyzed the testimony for errors.
The historian went through the archives, unearthing forgotten letters.
The historian searched the archives thoroughly.
It took weeks to go through the backlog of administrative tasks.
It took time to process the accumulated work.
The software goes through a rigorous testing phase before release.
The software undergoes detailed testing.
One must go through the proper channels to file a formal complaint.
One must follow the official procedure.
間違えやすい
Learners think they are identical. 'Look through' is often faster and less systematic.
Learners use 'go through' for physical transit.
'Get through' means to finish something difficult.
よくある間違い
I go the bag through.
I go through the bag.
I went through the street.
I went across the street.
I'm looking for the list to check the names.
I'm going through the list to check the names.
He went through the motions to apologize.
He went through the motions of apologizing.
文型パターン
I need to go through my ___ to find ___.
Let's go through the ___ before we ___.
The ___ went through the ___ to check for ___.
Having gone through the ___, I realized ___.
Real World Usage
Could you go through your resume and highlight your experience?
We need to go through your carry-on bag, sir.
I'm going through my old texts to find that address.
Let's go through the action items from last week.
I went through the whole menu but couldn't find any vegan options.
Detectives went through the trash for evidence.
「深掘り」するイメージで
go through, imagine you're diving deep into something, not just skimming the surface. It signals a careful, often lengthy, process of examination or searching.」「through」を省略しない！
「経験」を表す時に使う
going through a tough time with her studies」のように使います。「For discussing difficult periods, using go through shows empathy and understanding. It implies a journey of endurance, like 'She's going through a tough time with her studies'.」世界中で通じるニュアンス
go through consistently conveys thoroughness. It's a reliable phrase to use in various English-speaking contexts.」文脈が一番大事！
go through often depends on the surrounding words. Is it a document? Then it's examination. Is it a challenge? Then it's endurance.」Smart Tips
Try using 'go through the list' to sound more like a native speaker.
Use 'go through' for the container (bag/drawer) and 'look for' for the object (keys).
Check if it's followed by a law or a budget; it often means 'was approved' in political contexts.
Use 'I went through my speech' to imply a full, detailed rehearsal.
発音
Linking
The 'o' in 'go' and the 'th' in 'through' do not link directly with a consonant, but 'going through' often sounds like 'goin-through' in casual speech.
Stress on 'through'
Did you go THROUGH it?
Emphasizing the thoroughness of the search.
暗記しよう
記憶術
G.O. Through = Get Organized Through checking.
視覚的連想
Imagine a detective with a magnifying glass moving through a giant stack of papers, looking at every single word.
Rhyme
To find what's new or what is true, take some time to go right through.
Story
A traveler arrives at customs. The officer says, 'I must go through your bag.' The traveler goes through his pockets to find his passport. Later, they both go through the paperwork together.
Word Web
チャレンジ
Find a receipt or a long email. Spend 2 minutes 'going through' it to find every instance of the letter 'e'.
文化メモ
In the UK, 'go through' is very common in academic tutorials where a tutor 'goes through' a student's essay line by line.
Often used in legal contexts regarding 'discovery,' where lawyers must 'go through' thousands of documents.
It is considered polite to ask 'Can we go through this together?' rather than 'Explain this to me,' as it implies a collaborative review.
From Old English 'gan' (to go) and 'thurh' (through). The phrasal combination developed in Middle English.
会話のきっかけ
Have you ever had to go through a very long contract?
When was the last time you went through your old clothes?
If you were a detective, what would you go through first at a crime scene?
Do you go through your emails as soon as you wake up?
日記のテーマ
よくある間違い
Test Yourself
Before buying, I always like to ___ the reviews carefully.
Find and fix the mistake:
My boss asked me to go the documents for mistakes.
Translate into English: 'Ella pasó por un período difícil después de la cirugía.'
Answer starts with: ["S...
Choose the correct sentence:
Score: /4
練習問題
8 exercisesYesterday, the manager ___ through the budget report.
I need to go ___ my emails to find the confirmation code.
Find and fix the mistake:
She went the drawer through to find her passport.
I searched my bag for my phone. (Use 'went')
Context: 1. Airport, 2. Office, 3. Theater
You can use 'go through' to mean 'crossing a street'.
A: I can't find the error in this code. B: Don't worry, let's ___ it together.
Select the group that all fit 'go through'.
Score: /8
Practice Bank
11 exercisesThe detective had to ___ all the evidence to find the culprit.
You should go your emails for that specific message.
Which sentence correctly uses 'go through'?
Translate into English: 'Revisaré el contrato cuidadosamente antes de firmar.'
Arrange these words into a sentence:
Match the meaning to the correct example of 'go through'.
The startup ___ many challenges before finding success.
He just went the application form quickly.
Which sentence implies a detailed review?
Translate into English: '¿Puedes revisar la lista de invitados para ver quién confirmó?'
Arrange these words into a sentence:
Score: /11
よくある質問 (8)
Yes! While this lesson focuses on searching/checking, 'go through' also means 'to experience' something difficult. For example: `I am going through a divorce.`
It is neutral. You can use it with friends (`I went through your photos`) or in a business meeting (`Let's go through the agenda`).
`Read` is general. `Go through` implies you are looking for something specific or checking for mistakes.
No. It is an inseparable phrasal verb. The object always comes after `through`.
Mostly, yes. However, `go through` is often used for documents and lists, while `search` is more common for physical locations like a house or a forest.
Yes, but that is the literal meaning of the words, not the phrasal verb meaning. `The car went through the tunnel.`
Use the auxiliary verb 'do'. For example: `Did you go through the files?` or `Have you gone through the mail?`.
The past participle is `gone through`. Example: `I have gone through all the options.`
Scaffolded Practice
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Mastery Progress
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In Other Languages
revisar / registrar
English uses a phrasal verb where Spanish uses specific single verbs.
parcourir / fouiller
French distinguishes between the document and the physical search more strictly.
durchgehen
In German, the verb is separable ('Ich gehe die Liste durch'), but in English, it is not.
目を通す (me o toosu) / 捜索する (sousaku suru)
Japanese uses body-part idioms or formal kanji-based verbs.
فحص (fahasa) / تصفح (tasaffaha)
Arabic relies on root-based verbs rather than prepositional combinations.
检查 (jiǎnchá) / 翻 (fān)
Chinese uses specific action verbs like 'flipping' to describe the search process.
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