及ぶ (Oyobu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be up to the task; to come up to
- godan verb, intransitive verbto compare with; to be a match (for)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto resort (to an act)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto require (to do)usu. used in the negative
Examples
彼は父親には及ばない。
He is not equal to his father.
過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し。
Never too much of anything.
彼は知力では彼女に及ばない。
He is not equal to her in intelligence.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).