〜に至っては (~ni itatte wa) — as for ~ (the most extreme case)

Picks out the most extreme of several bad examples: 'and as for this one — just look at it.'

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N + に至っては

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When to use it

A senior at the office is complaining: 'All the new hires this year come in late. And Tanaka — don't even get me started: that's the third time this week!'
In Japanese: 「新人はみんな遅刻が多いが、田中さんに至っては今週三回目だ」.

Meaning

「〜に至っては」: first you say 'they are all bad like this', then you pull out the most extreme one and show your exasperation or shock — 'this one is beyond the limit'.
What follows says how bad that example is, and the whole sentence usually has a negative, 'this is too much' tone.

How to attach

Only after a noun: 田中さんに至っては・数学に至っては — a person, place, subject or thing

Versus what you know

It shares the verb with the previous point, 「〜に至る」(reach a stage), but the meaning differs: here it is 'when it comes to ~', i.e. 'at the far end of the list'.
N3「〜さえ」(even) also shows an extreme example, but it hangs on one word inside a sentence; 「に至っては」turns the extreme case into the new topic after a general statement.

Watch out

It is not used without a general statement first, or in plain instructions like 'take the bus'.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

新人はみんな遅刻が多いが、田中さんに至っては今週三回目だ。

しんじんはみんなちこくがおおいが、たなかさんにいたってはこんしゅうさんかいめだ。

All the new hires are often late, and as for Tanaka-san, this is the third time this week.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) First the general point: 新人はみんな遅刻が多い = they're all often late → 田中さん = the worst example (N) → 「に至っては」 = as for Tanaka-san, it's even worse → then the state: 今週三回目だ.

最近は何でも値上がりしているが、卵に至っては去年の二倍だ。

さいきんはなんでもねあがりしているが、たまごにいたってはきょねんのにばいだ。

Prices of everything are going up these days, and eggs are the worst — double last year's.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) First the general point: 何でも値上がりしている = prices of everything are rising → 卵 = eggs (the biggest rise) → 「に至っては」 → then the state: 去年の二倍だ = double last year's.

息子は勉強が苦手だが、数学に至っては十点しか取れなかった。

むすこはべんきょうがにがてだが、すうがくにいたってはじゅうてんしかとれなかった。

My son isn't good at studying, and in math he got only ten points.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) First the general point: 勉強が苦手 = weak at studying → 数学 = math (his weakest subject) → 「に至っては」 → then the state: 十点しか取れなかった = only ten points.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

「うちの家族はみんな朝が弱い。弟＿＿＿、昼まで起きてこない。」— fill the blank.

💡 Hint: After a noun, the form that makes it the topic: 'as for him…'.