着きます（つきます、tsukimasu）
- to arrive

The Japanese word 着きます, pronounced つきます (tsukimasu), primarily means "to arrive," "to reach," or "to get to" a destination. It indicates the act of arriving at a specific place or point in time. It can also be used figuratively to describe the reaching of a goal or the attainment of a certain state. It implies the completion of a journey or the conclusion of a process.

⚫︎駅に着きます Translation: I will arrive at the station. ⚫︎学校に着きました Translation: I arrived at school. ⚫︎家に着くのは、だいたい7時です Translation: I usually get home around 7 o'clock.

⚫︎This verb is used when describing the act of arriving at a physical location. ⚫︎It's common in contexts involving travel, such as arriving at a station, airport, or specific building. ⚫︎It can also refer to the arrival of something in a more abstract sense, such as arriving at a conclusion or a specific time. ⚫︎When expressing the time of arrival, you might use the particle に after the time (e.g., 7時に - at 7 o'clock).

⚫︎The base form is 着く (tsuku). ⚫︎The polite form, as in "着きます", is formed by adding ます (masu) to the stem. ⚫︎The kanji is 着, and it can also be written in hiragana as つく. ⚫︎The okurigana is く. The hiragana following the kanji 着 is important for its pronunciation. ⚫︎The various conjugations include 着きました (tsukimashita - arrived), 着かない (tsukanai - does not arrive), 着いて (tsuite - arriving, also the te-form), etc.

⚫︎到着する (tōchaku suru) - to arrive (formal) ⚫︎至る (itaru) - to reach (a point or state) ⚫︎たどり着く (tadori tsuku) - to finally arrive; to reach after difficulty

⚫︎出発する (shuppatsu suru) - to depart, to leave ⚫︎出る (deru) - to leave, to exit

東京に着くのは、明日の午後です。 ・Translation: I will arrive in Tokyo tomorrow afternoon. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the act of arriving in Tokyo at a specific time (tomorrow afternoon).

飛行機は定刻に着きました。 ・Translation: The plane arrived on schedule. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates that the airplane's arrival was punctual.

The kanji 着 has various meanings, including "to wear," "to arrive," and "to reach." The origin of 着く is linked to the idea of "arriving" or "reaching" a point or a destination. It suggests the movement towards and the subsequent attainment of a specific location.