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N1 Lesson 7: 1/17

に至（いた）っても
even when

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Verb + に至っても
Noun + に至っても
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  • [至る lit. means to “reach a far stage,” “arrive as far as.” Therefore, Aに至ってもB is used to express that even when certain phase A is reached, B is still the case]
  • [に至っても can express the speaker's/writer's sorrow that even at such a point, nothing can be done about B]
  • [Expressions that emphasize the current moment like 今日、今、現在 are often used in A. In B, phrases meaning “still” like 未だに、まで、なお are common].
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ハルヒさんの消失（しょうしつ）から半月（はんつき）以上（いじょう）が過（す）ぎた今日（きょう）に至（いた）っても、彼女（かのじょ）の行方（ゆくえ）は未（いま）だに知（し）れない。
Even to this day, when more than half a month has passed since the disappearance of Haruhi, her whereabouts are still impossible to tell.
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    • 会社（かいしゃ）が破産（はさん）直前（ちょくぜん）の状況（じょうきょう）に至（いた）ってもなお経営陣（けいえいじん）は減給（げんきゅう）されることに首（くび）を縦（たて）に振（ふ）ろうとはしない。
    Even in a situation when the company is on the verge of bankruptcy, the management have still not agreed to have their salaries cut.
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    • 結婚（けっこん）するに至（いた）っても、完全（かんぜん）にお互（たが）いを理解（りかい）し合（あ）えないカップルが多（おお）い。
    Many couples can’t understand each other completely even when they are about to get married.
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