追いつく
おいつく
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Intransitive
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach- to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 追いつくおいつく | 追いつきますおいつきます |
| Negative | 追いつかないおいつかない | 追いつきませんおいつきません |
| Past | 追いついたおいついた | 追いつきましたおいつきました |
| Past negative | 追いつかなかったおいつかなかった | 追いつきませんでしたおいつきませんでした |
| Te-form | 追いついておいついて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 追いつけるおいつける |
| Passive | 追いつかれるおいつかれる |
| Causative | 追いつかせるおいつかせる |
| Volitional | 追いつこうおいつこう |
| Imperative | 追いつけおいつけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 追いつけばおいつけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 追いついたらおいついたら |
Example sentences
すぐ追いつくから。
I'll soon catch up with you.
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I caught up with you.
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He came up with me.
トムに追いついたよ。
I caught up with Tom.
後で追いつきますから。
I'll catch up with you later.
More examples (10)
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I caught up with him soon.
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Poverty is a stranger to industry.
マユコは彼に追いついた。
Mayuko came up with him.
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I caught up with the others.
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At last, I caught up with my friends.
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It was not long before I caught up with him.
すぐにそっちに追い付くよ。
I'll catch up with you soon.
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They caught up with him at the entrance.
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They caught up with us half an hour later.
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He ran to catch up to his brother.