Lingakuやっと
Frequency rank: 1,243.
- at last; finallyonomatopoeic or mimetic wordword usually written using kana alone
- barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teethonomatopoeic or mimetic wordword usually written using kana alone
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- やっとFrequency rank: 1,243.
- 漸と【やっと】
Generated definitions (experimental)
- at last; finally
- barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth
This meaning is used to indicate that something has happened after a long wait or a series of difficulties.
This meaning is used to express that something has been achieved with a close call or a minimal margin.
Generated collocations (experimental)
やっとおわった終わったfinally finishedやっとてにいれた手に入れたfinally obtainedやっとあえた会えたfinally metやっとのことでafter much effort; with great difficultyやっとねむれた眠れたfinally fell asleepやっとりかい理解できたfinally understoodやっとのことでごうかく合格したbarely passedやっとみつけた見つけたfinally foundやっとかえれる帰れるfinally able to go homeやっとしゅっぱつ出発できるfinally able to depart
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Late in the evening we found our way to the foot of the mountain at last.
My father finally learned to drive when he was fifty.
My father finally learned to drive when he was fifty.
She managed to get by the crowd in the park.
Her income barely maintained her in the lower middle class.
They answered their teacher's question with difficulty.
He managed to cure himself of his habit of nibbling his nails.