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About 遂に
Like とうとう, 遂に is an adverb that is frequently used to mean 'finally', or 'at last'. It will usually come at the beginning of a sentence.
- 遂に日本上陸!!!Finally it has arrived in Japan!!!
- 遂にドラゴンズが勝った!The Dragons have finally won!
- 遂に最後の日ですね、今まで色々とありがとうございました。Finally it is your last day. Thank you for everything up until now.
- とうとう今日で最後だね。今まで色々とありがとう。It's finally your last day. Thank you for everything up until now.
Caution
The kanji 遂 has a meaning similar to 'to get (something) over with'. Due to this, ついに will most often be used to highlight things that have finally happened after a significant period of time, or a long course of events. It will not be used to express things that do not require time or effort.- 遂に結婚したのか!おめでとう! (Natural)You finally married!? Congrats!
- 昨日貰った袋を遂に捨てた。 (Unnatural)I finally threw away the bag I bought yesterday.
Synonyms
Examples
ついに論文を書き上げた。
I finally finished writing my thesis.
ついに孫に身長で負けてしまった。
My grandchild outgrew me at last.
料理が美味しいことで評判のお店に、ついに来ることができた。
I was finally able to go to a restaurant known for its delicious food.
何日も降り続いた雪がついにやみました。
The snow, that had lasted for many days, finally stopped.
何百回と失敗を繰り返し、ついに成功した。
After failing repeatedly hundreds of times, I finally succeeded.
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遂に – Grammar Discussion
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asdfpotato
I’m confused as when to use つい instead of ついに
asdfpotato
Update:
つい - Used to indicate unintentionally doing something
ついに - Finally, at lastcasual
ついに is always used about some positive outcome right?
After working for something, or waiting for something, it finally happens.I’m a little lost with this example sentence from きり (JLPT N3) | Bunpro grammar point:
父がついに寝たきりになってしまった。
The outcome of becoming bedridden probably happens after a long lead-up to it, but is it something the speaker considers positive?
Or is there a better synonym for “at long last, something predictable that we’ve been dreading, came to pass”?
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