Details
- Part of speech
- Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
- Romaji
- oitsuku
Example sentences
友達が遅刻したから、追いつくために早く行く
yūdachi ga chokoku shita kara, oitsuku tame ni hayaku iku
Since my friend is running late, I'll go quickly to catch up with them.
試験の点数が悪くて、追いつくために勉強する
shiken no tensoo ga waruku te, oitsuku tame ni benkyō suru
Since my test scores are bad, I'll study to catch up.
急いで走れば、次の電車に追いつけるかもしれません。
isoide hasireba, tsugi no densha ni oitsukeru kamo shiremasen.
If you hurry and run, you might be able to catch the next train.