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N2

~あげく

Express a usually unwanted result after a long or troublesome process; 'after much ~, in the end', 'ended up'.

At a glance

~あげく means "after a long process, in the end...". The process usually took a lot of time or trouble, and the result is usually disappointing or unwanted.

Verb (た-form) + あげく(に)
Noun + の + あげく(に)

長ながい間あいだ迷まよったあげく、旅行りょこうをやめました。 After hesitating for a long time, I ended up canceling the trip.


How to form it

Attaches to Form Example
う-verb た-form + あげく 迷まよう → 迷まよったあげく
る-verb た-form + あげく 考かんがえる → 考かんがえたあげく
する verb した + あげく 相談そうだんする → 相談そうだんしたあげく
Passive verb た-form + あげく 待またされる → 待またされたあげく
Noun Noun + の + あげく 議論ぎろん → 議論ぎろんのあげく

あげくに is also possible, with the same meaning. The verb before あげく is in the た-form, not the dictionary form.

Examples

  • 長ながい時間じかん待まったあげく、電車でんしゃが来こなかった。

    After waiting a long time, in the end, the train didn't come.

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