至る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 至る | 至らない |
| Polite | 至ります | 至りません |
| Past polite | 至りました | 至りませんでした |
| Past | 至った | 至らなかった |
| Te-form | 至って | 至らないで |
| Desire | 至りたい | 至りたくない |
| Potential | 至れる | 至れない |
| Passive | 至られる | 至られない |
| Causative | 至らせる | 至らせない |
| Causative passive | 至らせられるalso 至らされる | 至らせられないalso 至らされない |
| Volitional | 至ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 至りましょう | |
| Imperative | 至れ | 至るな |
| Conditional | 至れば | 至らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 至ったら | 至らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
reach a stage; arrive at a decision; attain
Used for arriving at an abstract endpoint: a conclusion, state, level, or result. Often follows に.
The negotiations reached an agreement.
After much effort, he attained success.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
lead to a place; get to
Describes a road, path, or route leading to a physical location. Often used with 道 or similar nouns.
This road leads to the station.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
in the extreme case of
Fixed pattern ～に至っては meaning 'when it comes to...' or 'in the case of...', often highlighting an extreme or noteworthy example.
In his case, there is no sign of remorse at all.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Archaic use for physical arrival or resulting in something. Modern Japanese prefers 来る or 着く for physical arrival.
In classical language, いたる was used simply to mean 'come'.
After a long discussion, we finally reached a conclusion.
This road eventually leads to the mountain summit.
As for his irresponsibility, it's simply astonishing.
到達する is a formal, often technical synonym for reaching a point or level, close in meaning to 至る but less used in literary or narrative style.
至る is the common, neutral verb for 'reach' or 'arrive at' a place or state, while 際する is a formal, literary verb used for the arrival of an event or occasion.
至る emphasizes reaching an eventual state or conclusion, whereas となる simply marks a formal statement of becoming or resulting in something.
至る is a formal verb for finally reaching or arriving at an end state, whereas 差し掛かる describes the process of coming up to a stage without necessarily finishing it.
至る is a more formal verb for reaching an extreme or final stage as a result of a process, while 成る is the general, everyday word for turning out a certain way.
至る is the verb 'to reach/arrive' (e.g. 結論に至る), while 至って is a fixed adverb meaning 'very' and no longer functions as that verb's -te form in most modern usage.
至る (いたる) means 'to reach' or 'to arrive at' a place or state, while 致す (いたす) is the humble form of する meaning 'to do'; learners confuse them because of their similar sound and related kanji.