Japanese

たどり

たどりつく
Meaning: to arrive after a struggle; to reach finally; to find one's way to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present たどり着く たどり着かない
Polite たどり着きます たどり着きません
Past たどり着いた たどり着かなかった
Polite + Past たどり着きました たどり着きませんでした
Te-form たどり着いて たどり着かなくて
Potential たどり着ける たどり着けない
Passive たどり着かれる たどり着かれない
Causative たどり着かせる たどり着かせない
Causative + Passive たどり着かされる たどり着かされない
Imperative たどり着け たどり着くな

Handwriting

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Example sentences

Finally reached the destination after much effort.
旅の果てにたどり着いたのは、見たこともない美しい海岸だった。
At the end of the journey, we reached a beautiful coast we had never seen before.
勇者はついに魔王の城にたどり着いた。
The hero finally reached the Demon King's castle.

Usage Notes

Used when reaching a destination or a goal after overcoming difficulties or taking a long time.

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