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N1 Lesson 7: 1/17

に至(いた)っても
even when

Structure
Verb + に至って
Noun + に至って
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使用域 一般
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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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