Japanese

おいつく
Meaning: to catch up with; to overtake
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 追い付く 追い付かない
Polite 追い付きます 追い付きません
Past 追い付いた 追い付かなかった
Polite + Past 追い付きました 追い付きませんでした
Te-form 追い付いて 追い付かなくて
Potential 追い付ける 追い付けない
Passive 追い付かれる 追い付かれない
Causative 追い付かせる 追い付かせない
Causative + Passive 追い付かされる 追い付かされない
Imperative 追い付け 追い付くな

Handwriting

追
い
付
く

Example

He studied hard and caught up with his classmates.

Usage Notes

Used to describe catching up to someone or something that was ahead, either physically or in terms of progress/skill.

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