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に至っても・に至っては・に至るまで: the difference

Meaning

Even when

Past papers

Not yet

Example

彼かれは病院びょういんに来くるに至いたっても、まだ治療ちりょうをすることを拒否きょひしていた。

He was still refusing medical treatment, even when it came to the point of him coming to the hospital.

Meaning

When it comes to, As for, In particular, What is worse or more

Past papers

Tested once in past papers

Example

父親ちちおやはパソコンならともかくスマートフォンに至いたってはまるでお手上てあげらしい。

My father isn't too bad if it is a PC, but when it comes to smartphones he seems to have given up.

Meaning

(Everything) from...to..., From…up until..., Starting with...ending with...

Past papers

Not yet

Example

にしまさんはバーテンダーから大企業だいきぎょうの社長しゃちょうに至いたるまでいろいろな仕事しごとを歴任れきにんした。

Nishima-san held various positions, from a bartender to a president of a large company.

How to tell them apart

「に至っても」: a contrast; even at such a serious point, they still don't change or react.

「に至っては」: picks the most extreme example to show the worst case, as in 「他の者はともかく、リーダーに至っては逃亡した」 (Never mind the others, even the leader ran away).

「に至るまで」: the limit of a range, from A all the way down to the smallest B.

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