What is the meaning of ついて in ついてしまう


I have this sentence

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    勝負はついてしまったらしい
    
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I guess it comes from 付く which would be in my opinion a similar form to 付いて来る.
Is my guess OK, or is has the ついて here a different origin? Thanks a lot!




Yes, the verb is 付く【つく】, the same 付く as in 付いてくる. It has many meanings
(jisho.org gives 14 definitions and [デジタル大辞泉 gives
28](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E4%BB%98%E3%81%8F_%28%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8F%29/#jn-147036)),
and one of the meanings is "to be settled/determined/resolved". Similar usages
include:

  * 勝負がつく
  * 話がつく
  * けりがつく
  * 目途がつく
  * 決着がつく
  * 区別がつく
  * 決心がつく
  * 気持ちの整理がつく

Unsurprisingly, the transitive equivalent つける means "to
settle/determine/resolve".

  * 勝負をつける
  * 話をつける
  * and so on

On the other hand, we do not say ×結論がつく or ×議論がつく. Verbs like つく, かける, とる and
する have many possible meanings, and it's often more practical to remember
which noun goes with which verb as a set phrase, one by one. [English also
has](https://ell.stackexchange.com/a/42912/8629) a large number of
unpredictable verb usages. (English speakers say "do the dishes", but not "do
the glasses". Japanese people never say 皿をする. This is something a learner has
to remember.)




Yes, the verb is 付く【つく】, the same 付く as in 付いてくる. It has many meanings
(jisho.org gives 14 definitions and [デジタル大辞泉 gives
28](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E4%BB%98%E3%81%8F_%28%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8F%29/#jn-147036)),
and one of the meanings is "to be settled/determined/resolved". Similar usages
include:

  * 勝負がつく
  * 話がつく
  * けりがつく
  * 目途がつく
  * 決着がつく
  * 区別がつく
  * 決心がつく
  * 気持ちの整理がつく

Unsurprisingly, the transitive equivalent つける means "to
settle/determine/resolve".

  * 勝負をつける
  * 話をつける
  * and so on

On the other hand, we do not say ×結論がつく or ×議論がつく. Verbs like つく, かける, とる and
する have many possible meanings, and it's often more practical to remember
which noun goes with which verb as a set phrase, one by one. [English also
has](https://ell.stackexchange.com/a/42912/8629) a large number of
unpredictable verb usages. (English speakers say "do the dishes", but not "do
the glasses". Japanese people never say 皿をする. This is something a learner has
to remember.)

