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Learn Hardcore Japanese: tuku - to arrive

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 8
/tsuku

tsuku

Word

着つくtsuku

Meaning

to arrive

Part of speech

group 1, verb

Pronunciation

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Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of tsuku

友達ともだち　は　階段かいだん　を　速はやく　上あがれる　ので、　私わたし　より　早はやく　着つきます。tomodachi wa kaidan o hayaku agareru node, watashi yori hayaku tsukimasu.

My friend can go up the stairs quickly, so he arrives earlier than I do.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

電車でんしゃ　は　十時じゅうじ　に　駅えき　に　着つきます。densha wa juuji ni eki ni tsukimasu.

The train arrives at the station at ten o'clock.

駅えき　に　着ついたら、　母はは　に　連絡れんらくします。eki ni tsuitara, haha ni renrakushimasu.

When I arrive at the station, I will contact my mother.

会社かいしゃ　に　着ついたら　安心あんしん　です。kaisha ni tsuitara anshin desu.

I feel relieved when I arrive at the company.

南みなみ　の　橋はし　を　渡わたれば、　広場ひろば　に　着つく。minami no hashi o watareba, hiroba ni tsuku.

If you cross the southern bridge, you reach the plaza.

新あたらしい　自転車じてんしゃ　の　おかげ　で　学校がっこう　に　早はやく　着つきます。atarashii jitensha no okage de gakkou ni hayaku tsukimasu.

Thanks to the new bicycle, I arrive at school early.

駅えき　に　着ついたら、　必かならず　私わたし　に　連絡れんらくして　ください。eki ni tsuitara, kanarazu watashi ni renrakushite 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　着ついたら　落おち着ついた。saisho wa kinchoushite ita noni, kaijou ni tsuitara ochitsuita.

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　早はやく　着つく。chikamichi o tsukaeba, hiruma de mo kitto hayaku tsuku.

If you use a shortcut, you will surely arrive faster even in the daytime.

私わたし　は　だいたい　七時しちじ　に　駅えき　に　着つきます。watashi wa daitai shichiji ni eki ni tsukimasu.

I arrive at the station at around seven.

駅えき　に　着ついたら、　すぐ　友達ともだち　に　連絡れんらくします。eki ni tsuitara, sugu tomodachi ni renrakushimasu.

When I arrive at the station, I will contact my friend right away.

彼かれ　は　さっき　家いえ　を　出でた　ところ　だから、　駅えき　に　着つく　まで　あと　十分じゅっぷん　くらい　かかる。kare wa sakki ie o deta tokoro dakara, eki ni tsuku made ato juppun kurai kakaru.

He has just left home, so it will take about ten more minutes for him to get to the station.

駅えき　に　着ついたら、　ご連絡れんらく　いただけます　か。eki ni tsuitara, gorenraku itadakemasu ka.

Could you please contact me when you arrive at the station?

今いま　図書館としょかん　に　着ついた　ところ　です。ima toshokan ni tsuita tokoro desu.

I have just arrived at the library.

始発しはつ　に　乗のれば、　空港くうこう　に　早はやく　着つきます。shihatsu ni noreba, kuukou ni hayaku tsukimasu.

If I take the first train, I will arrive at the airport early.

空港くうこう　に　早はやく　着つきたい　ので、　明日あした　は　始発しはつ　に　乗のる　つもり　です。kuukou ni hayaku tsukitai node, ashita wa shihatsu ni noru tsumori desu.

Because I want to arrive at the airport early, I plan to take the first train tomorrow.

飛行機ひこうき　が　無事ぶじ　に　空港くうこう　に　着ついた　と　聞きいて、　安心あんしんしました。hikouki ga buji ni kuukou ni tsuita to kiite, anshinshimashita.

I felt relieved when I heard the plane arrived safely at the airport.

友達ともだち　が　無事ぶじ　に　家いえ　に　着ついた　と　聞きいて、　安心あんしんしました。tomodachi ga buji ni ie ni tsuita to kiite, anshinshimashita.

I felt relieved when I heard that my friend arrived home safely.

彼女かのじょ　は　毎朝まいあさ　満員電車まにんでんしゃ　で　通勤つうきんする　ので、　会社かいしゃ　に　着つく　前まえ　に　少すこし　疲つかれて　しまう。kanojo wa maiasa manindensha de tsuukinsuru node, kaisha ni tsuku mae ni sukoshi tsukarete shimau.

Because she commutes on a packed train every morning, she gets a little tired before arriving at work.

トラック　が　会社かいしゃ　に　着つきました。torakku ga kaisha ni tsukimashita.

The truck arrived at the company.

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