たどり着く
たどりつく
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Intransitive
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | たどり着くたどりつく | たどり着きますたどりつきます |
| Negative | たどり着かないたどりつかない | たどり着きませんたどりつきません |
| Past | たどり着いたたどりついた | たどり着きましたたどりつきました |
| Past negative | たどり着かなかったたどりつかなかった | たどり着きませんでしたたどりつきませんでした |
| Te-form | たどり着いてたどりついて |
|---|---|
| Potential | たどり着けるたどりつける |
| Passive | たどり着かれるたどりつかれる |
| Causative | たどり着かせるたどりつかせる |
| Volitional | たどり着こうたどりつこう |
| Imperative | たどり着けたどりつけ |
| Conditional (ば) | たどり着けばたどりつけば |
| Conditional (たら) | たどり着いたらたどりついたら |
Example sentences
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There are no means of getting there.
やっと、湖にたどり着いたよ。
We finally reached the lake.
この話、どこにたどり着くんだ？
Where is this story going?
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At last, we reached the summit.
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At last, they reached the top of the mountain.
More examples (10)
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They got to a village under a hill.
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He had difficulty in finding his way to the hotel.
私たちはいつそこへたどり着きますか？
When will we get there?
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The traveler reached his destination at last.
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They had difficulties reaching the island.
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We hope to reach the summit before it gets dark.
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Late in the evening we found our way to the foot of the mountain at last.
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I have no means to get there tomorrow.
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I got lost and had a hard time finding my way back to the hotel.
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Finally, we got to the Mississippi.