Mimi Kara Oboeru N2 Grammar: 43. ~あげく
10/08/2020Updated 04/09/20211 min read
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Mimi Kara Oboeru N2 Grammar: 43. ~あげく
43. ~あげく (ageku)
a. Meaning: after a lot of ~, in the end… (the result is usually negative)
b. Connection: 名詞＋の／動詞のタ形
Examples:
1, いろいろ悩んだあげく、会社を辞めることにした。
After agonising over it for a long time, I finally decided to leave the company.
2, 金に困ったあげく、高利の金を借りてしまった。
After struggling for money again and again, I ended up borrowing at a high interest rate.
3, 彼は口論のあげく人をなぐってしまった。
After a heated argument, he ended up hitting someone.
4, *彼女は子どもの頃から万引きを繰り返し、あげくのはてに盗みで警察に捕まった
She had shoplifted since childhood, and after getting away with it many times she was finally caught by the police.