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に至るまで・に至って・に至り: the difference

Meaning

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

Past papers

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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.

Meaning

When it came to, Only when, Only after, Go as far as

Past papers

Not yet

Example

過労かろうで意識いしきを失うしなうに至いたって、ようやく働はたらきすぎたことがわかった。

Only when I collapsed due to overwork, did I finally realize that I worked too hard.

How to tell them apart

「に至って」: a decisive point or crisis in time, when people are finally shaken awake or run out of options.

「に至るまで」: wide range, 'even down to ...', as in 「服装から言葉遣いに至るまで細かく指導された」 (They were coached in detail, from clothes down to wording).

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