とうとう (toutou)

Meaning & usage

とうとう is an adverb meaning something happened in the end after a long process, or that an expected thing finally did (or did not) happen. It appears before verbs or predicates and works in both positive and negative sentences, as in とうとう来なかった.

Example sentences 8

1. 風船ふうせんはどんどん上あがって行いって、とうとう見みえなくなった。

   Up and up rose the balloon, until it was seen no more.

2. 私達は朝から待っていたのだが、彼はとうとう来なかった。

   We had been waiting since morning, but he didn't come after all.

3. 私はとうとう彼女を説得してその本を貸してもらった。

   I finally talked her into lending me the book.

4. 過労やら不眠やらで、彼はとうとう病気になってしまった。

   What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.

5. 冷静になろうとしたのだが、とうとうかっとなった。

   I tried to be calm, but finally I lost my temper.

6. とうとう宿題が終わった。さあ、これで寝られるぞ。

   I have finally finished my homework; now I can go to bed.

7. 彼は父にねだってとうとう新車を買ってもらった。

   He finally talked his father into buying a new car.

8. 彼はメアリーが自分をだましたということにとうとう気づいた。

   He finally realized that Mary had made a fool of him.