Japanese

ける

こぎつける
Meaning: to manage to reach a stage; to bring to a conclusion; to reach a point after effort
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 漕ぎ着ける 漕ぎ着けない
Polite 漕ぎ着けます 漕ぎ着けません
Past 漕ぎ着けた 漕ぎ着けなかった
Polite + Past 漕ぎ着けました 漕ぎ着けませんでした
Te-form 漕ぎ着けて 漕ぎ着けなくて
Potential 漕ぎ着けられる 漕ぎ着けられない
Passive 漕ぎ着けられる 漕ぎ着けられない
Causative 漕ぎ着けさせる 漕ぎ着けさせない
Imperative 漕ぎ着けろ 漕ぎ着けるな

Handwriting

漕
ぎ
着
け
る

Example sentences

After long negotiations, we finally managed to reach an agreement.
このプロジェクトは波瀾曲折を経て、ようやく完成に漕ぎ着けた。
This project went through many ups and downs and finally reached completion.

Usage Notes

Used when a goal or certain state is achieved after significant effort or difficulty.

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