手が届く

てがとどく

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to have the means to buy

expression verb

Example sentences

彼（かれ）は天井（てんじょう）に手（て）が届（とど）くほど背（せ）が高（たか）い。

He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling.

天井（てんじょう）に手（て）が届（とど）きますか。

Can you reach the ceiling?

棚（たな）の上（うえ）の箱（はこ）に手（て）が届（とど）きますか。

Can you reach the box on that shelf?

手（て）が届（とど）かない。

I can't reach it.

私（わたし）は天井（てんじょう）まで手（て）が届（とど）かない。

I can't reach the ceiling.

パティは背（せ）が低（ひく）くてその枝（えだ）に手（て）が届（とど）かなかった。

Patty was so short that she couldn't get at the branch.

こんな贅沢（ぜいたく）は私（わたし）には手（て）が届（とど）かない。

Such extravagance is beyond my reach.

ゴルフは今（いま）では誰（だれ）でも手（て）が届（とど）く。

Golf is now within the reach of everyone.