Japanese

とどく
Meaning: to reach, to arrive, to be delivered
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 届く 届かない
Polite 届きます 届きません
Past 届いた 届かなかった
Polite + Past 届きました 届きませんでした
Te-form 届いて 届かなくて
Potential 届ける 届けない
Passive 届かれる 届かれない
Causative 届かせる 届かせない
Causative + Passive 届かされる 届かされない
Imperative 届け 届くな

Handwriting

届
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Example sentences

Fresh vegetables arrived from my mother in the countryside.
母から久しぶりに手紙が届いた。
A letter arrived from my mother after a long time.
毎朝、市場から新鮮な魚が届きます。
Every morning, fresh fish arrives from the market.
注文した商品は、一週間以内に届く予定です。
The ordered product is scheduled to arrive within one week.
彼女は腰まで届くような美しい黒髪を持っている。
She has beautiful black hair that reaches her waist.
彼女から温かいメッセージが届いた。
A warm message arrived from her.
あと数センチで手が届きそうだ。
I can almost reach it in a few more centimeters.
明日の午前中に荷物が届く予定です。
The package is scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning.
荷物が届くのに何日かかりますか。
How many days will it take for the package to arrive?
遠くに住む友人から、結婚の嬉しい知らせが届いた。
Happy news of a marriage arrived from a friend living far away.

Usage Notes

Mainly used for mail or packages reaching their destination, or something reaching a certain point.

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