とうとう

とうとう

Finally, at last

N4adverb·toutou

How to remember it

The repeated "tou-tou" echoes the long wait before something finally arrives.

Example sentences

  • とうとう夏休みが来た。

    とうとうなつやすみがきた。

    Summer vacation has finally come.

  • 彼はとうとう諦めた。

    かれはとうとうあきらめた。

    He gave up at last.

Usage

Neutral register; can mark a long-awaited good or bad outcome.

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