に至る / に至った【にいたる / にいたった】

reach, lead to, come to, result in, end in, arrive at a conclusion

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Structure

[noun] + に至る [noun] + に至った [verb (dictionary form)] + に至る [verb (dictionary form)] + に至った

Description

に至る means "to reach" a point, a stage or a result, usually at the end of a long process. It follows a noun, or a verb in the dictionary form, and the past にいたった至った is the form you meet most: the process has arrived at its outcome.

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After a long discussion, we reached an agreement.

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The conflict between the two countries led to war.

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After many long talks, they ended up divorcing.

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The problem grew until it came to the president resigning.

The goal takes に, as with any verb of arriving. A verb before に至る stays in the dictionary form, even when the sentence is in the past.

× 社長が辞任したに至った → 社長が辞任するに至った

Not reached yet

The negative にいたっていない至っていない, often with まだ or いまだ未だ, says the process has not got there yet. News reports use it constantly for an investigation or a negotiation still under way.

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This problem has not yet been resolved.

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No arrest has been made yet.

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に至る belongs to writing, news and formal speech. In conversation the same outcome is になった or ことになった.

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After talking it over, they came to divorce.

Written.

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We talked it over and decided to get divorced.

Spoken.

Usage notes

These go beyond a process reaching its result.

Before a noun

に至った and に至る can describe a noun: how something came about, or a stretch of time up to the present.

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Please explain how he came to that conclusion.

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I will introduce the company's history from its founding up to the present.

に至るまで and に至っては

Both are separate grammar points built on the same verb. にいたる至るまで marks the far end of a range, "all the way to". にいたっては至っては picks out the most extreme case in a group.

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It is an event anyone can enjoy, from children all the way to adults.

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The grades were poor overall, and in maths he actually failed.

Examples

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The conflict between the two countries led to war.

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His illness has reached an unrecoverable stage.

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As a result of repeated discussions, they came to a divorce.

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This problem has not yet reached a resolution.

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It took five years from the start of the research to the publication of the paper.

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Everything went up in price, from food all the way to daily necessities.

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Please explain the process by which he arrived at that conclusion.

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The grades were poor overall, and as for math, it was a failing score.

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The situation has reached an irreversible state.

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She accumulated effort and finally reached the realization of her dream.

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The impact is spreading not only domestically but all the way to overseas.

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To this day, that mystery has not been solved.