Japanese

たどりつく

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

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present たどりつく たどりつかない
Polite たどりつきます たどりつきません
Past たどりついた たどりつかなかった
Polite + Past たどりつきました たどりつきませんでした
Te-form たどりついて たどりつかなくて
Potential たどりつける たどりつけない
Passive たどりつかれる たどりつかれない
Causative たどりつかせる たどりつかせない
Causative + Passive たどりつかされる たどりつかされない
Imperative たどりつけ たどりつくな

Handwriting

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Example sentences

After walking for five hours, we finally reached the summit.
厳しい山越えの末、ようやく村にたどり着いた。
After a difficult mountain crossing, we finally reached the village.

Usage Notes

Implies that reaching the destination required significant effort or time.

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