VOCABULARY
とうとう
to
と
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to
と
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finally
at last, eventually, in the end
adverb
Example sentences
とうとう夏が来た。
Summer has finally come.
とうとう電車が来なかった。
The train never came in the end.
とうとう試合に勝った。
We finally won the match.
彼はとうとう来なかった。
He didn't come in the end.
Practice exercises
1
とうとう雨が降り出した。
It has finally started to rain.
Answer
とうとう
2
彼はとうとう帰ってこなかった。
He in the end did not come back.
Answer
とうとう
3
修理できなかったパソコンがとうとう壊れてしまった。
The computer that couldn't be repaired has eventually broken down.
Answer
とうとう
4
長年経営を続けてきたあの店も、とうとう閉店することになった。
That shop that had been in business for many years has finally decided to close.
Answer
とうとう
5
何度も警告を受けながらも改善を怠ってきた企業が、とうとう行政からの業務停止命令を受けた。
The company that had repeatedly ignored warnings and neglected improvements has finally received a business suspension order from the authorities.
Answer
とうとう