乗のり付つける

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

arrive by vehicle; drive up to; pull up at

Used when a vehicle (car, bike, etc.) arrives at a destination and stops. Often implies pulling up directly to a place.

タクシーがホテルの前まえに乗のり付つけた。
The taxi pulled up in front of the hotel.
彼かれは自じ転てん車しゃで駅えきまで乗のり付つけた。
He rode his bike right up to the station.

2

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

get used to riding; get accustomed to driving

Describes becoming familiar and comfortable with operating a vehicle or riding an animal through experience.

新あたらしいバイクにやっと乗のり付つけてきた。
I've finally gotten used to riding my new motorcycle.
彼かれは馬うまに乗のり付つけるまで時じ間かんがかかった。
It took him a while to get accustomed to riding a horse.

Written forms

乗のり付つけるUsage21%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
乗のりつけるUsage75%
Kana-mixed spelling, common in everyday writing.
のりつけるUsage4%

Kanji

乗ride, power, multiplication
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

着つく
着く is a general verb for 'arrive', while 乗り付ける specifically means arriving by vehicle and often emphasizes pulling up to a location.
乗のる
乗る means 'to ride' or 'to get on', whereas 乗り付ける adds the nuance of arriving or becoming accustomed.

Etymology

Compound of 乗り (continuative form of 乗る 'to ride') + 付ける 'to attach, to bring near'. The 'arrive' sense likely developed from the idea of bringing a vehicle to a stop at a place; the 'get used to' sense extends the idea of attaching oneself to the riding experience.