tuku

Usages of tuku

友達ともだち は 階段かいだん を はやく がれる ので、 わたし より はやく きます。tomodati ha kaidan wo hayaku agareru node, watasi yori hayaku tukimasu.
My friend can go up the stairs quickly, so he arrives earlier than I do.
電車でんしゃ は 十時じゅうじ に えき に きます。densya ha zyuuzi ni eki ni tukimasu.
The train arrives at the station at ten o'clock.
えき に いたら、 はは に 連絡れんらくします。eki ni tuitara, haha ni renrakusimasu.
When I arrive at the station, I will contact my mother.
会社かいしゃ に いたら 安心あんしん です。kaisya ni tuitara ansin desu.
I feel relieved when I arrive at the company.
みなみ の はし を わたれば、 広場ひろば に く。minami no hasi wo watareba, hiroba ni tuku.
If you cross the southern bridge, you reach the plaza.
あたらしい 自転車じてんしゃ の おかげ で 学校がっこう に はやく きます。atarasii zitensya no okage de gakkou ni hayaku tukimasu.
Thanks to the new bicycle, I arrive at school early.
えき に いたら、 かならず わたし に 連絡れんらくして ください。eki ni tuitara, kanarazu watasi ni renrakusite kudasai.
When you arrive at the station, be sure to contact me.
最初さいしょ は 緊張きんちょうして いた のに、 会場かいじょう に いたら いた。saisyo ha kintyousite ita noni, kaizyou ni tuitara otituita.
She was nervous at first, but she calmed down after arriving at the venue.
近道ちかみち を 使つかえば、 昼間ひるま で も きっと はやく く。tikamiti wo tukaeba, hiruma de mo kitto hayaku tuku.
If you use a shortcut, you will surely arrive faster even in the daytime.
わたし は だいたい 七時しちじ に えき に きます。watasi ha daitai sitizi ni eki ni tukimasu.
I arrive at the station at around seven.

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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".

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