着く
つく
to arrive at, to reach
Tsuku (着く) is a godan verb meaning "to arrive at, to reach". Its polite form is 着きます (tsukimasu), its te form is 着いて (tsuite), its past form is 着いた (tsuita), and its negative form is 着かない (tsukanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Tsuku (着く) conjugation quick reference
着く means "to arrive at, to reach". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tsuku example sentences
電車に乗って、もうすぐ東京に着きます。
I'm on the train and will arrive in Tokyo soon.
昨日、家に夜遅く着きました。
I arrived home late last night.
明日、会社に遅く着かないようにします。
I'll make sure I don't arrive at the office late tomorrow.
How to use Tsuku: grammar notes
•Use the particle に after a place to show where someone arrives (e.g., 駅に着きます = I arrive at the station).
•Don’t use を with 着く—を is for direct objects, but 着く needs に to show the destination.
•着く is an action that happens at a specific moment, so use it in the past tense when talking about when you arrived (e.g., 昨日、7時に家に着きました = Yesterday, I arrived home at 7).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Tsuku
駅に着く
to arrive at the station
家に着く
to get home
目的地に着く
to arrive at the destination
Tsuku (着く) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 着く | tsuku |
| Masu Form | 着きます | tsukimasu |
| Te Form | 着いて | tsuite |
| Past Form | 着いた | tsuita |
| Negative Form | 着かない | tsukanai |
| Past Negative | 着かなかった | tsukanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 着きます | tsukimasu |
| Polite Past | 着きました | tsukimashita |
| Polite Negative | 着きません | tsukimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 着きませんでした | tsukimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 着ける | tsukeru |
| Passive Form | 着かれる | tsukareru |
| Causative Form | 着かせる | tsukaseru |
| Causative Passive | 着かされる | tsukasareru |
| Volitional Form | 着こう | tsukou |
| Imperative Form | 着け | tsuke |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 着けば | tsukeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 着いたら | tsuitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 着いている | tsuiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 着きたい | tsukitai |
| Prohibition | 着くな | tsukuna |