及ぶ
およぶ
to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-bu), Intransitive
to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)- to be up to the task; to come up to
- to compare with; to be a match (for)
- to commit (a crime)
- to require (to do)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 及ぶおよぶ | 及びますおよびます |
| Negative | 及ばないおよばない | 及びませんおよびません |
| Past | 及んだおよんだ | 及びましたおよびました |
| Past negative | 及ばなかったおよばなかった | 及びませんでしたおよびませんでした |
| Te-form | 及んでおよんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 及べるおよべる |
| Passive | 及ばれるおよばれる |
| Causative | 及ばせるおよばせる |
| Volitional | 及ぼうおよぼう |
| Imperative | 及べおよべ |
| Conditional (ば) | 及べばおよべば |
| Conditional (たら) | 及んだらおよんだら |
Example sentences
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A word spoken is past recalling.
礼には及びません。
Don't mention it.
お礼には及びません。
Don't mention it.
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The surgery lasted six hours.
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Never too much of anything.
More examples (10)
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His influence extends all over the country.
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I'll help you to the best of my power.
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His studies cover a wide field.
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The loss will amount to one hundred million dollars.
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The damage amounted to five million yen.
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He even referred to the origin of life.
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No one can approach him in wideness of knowledge.
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The newcomer fell short of our expectation.
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Too much of a good thing.
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He did the work to the best of his ability.