てがとどく – Vocabulary details

てがとどく

Expression

Verb (5-dan, く)

Idiomatic

1. to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to have the means to buy

しかし、取とろうにも高たかくて手てが届とどかない。But even if I try to grab it, it's too high up to reach.

2. to be near (a certain age)

そろそろ四よん十じゅっ歳さいに手てが届とどこうとしている。I'm about to hit forty.

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

天てん井じょうにてがとどきますか。

Can you reach the ceiling?

天てん窓まどにてがとどかないの。

I can't reach the skylight.

てがとどくなんて思おもっちゃいなかった。

I never thought it would be within reach.

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