English–Japanese

“finally” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoいよいよ (iyoiyo) · とうとう (tōtō) · ようやく (yōyaku)

Pronunciation

Romajitsuini

Example

試験がついに終わりました。shi ken ga tsu i ni o wa ri ma shi ta

The test is finally over.

Illustration for ついに (finally)

How to say “finally” in Japanese

“Finally” in Japanese is ついに (tsuini).

Marks an outcome as being reached only after a long wait, repeated effort, or a series of events.

Full entry for ついに: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ついに

ついに夏休みが始まりました。tsu i ni natsu yasu mi ga haji ma ri ma shi ta

Summer vacation finally started.

待ち望んでいた知らせがついに届きました。ma chi nozo n de i ta shi ra se ga tsu i ni todo ki ma shi ta

The news we had been waiting for finally arrived.

Tips for using ついに

  • English finally can introduce the last item in a list, but ついに (tsuini) describes an outcome reached after a process rather than simply ordering points.

Other Japanese words for “finally”

いよいよ夏休みが始まります。i yo i yo natsu yasu mi ga haji ma ri ma su

Summer vacation is finally starting.

とうとう春が来ました。tō tō haru ga ki ma shi ta

Spring has finally come.

試験がようやく終わりました。shi ken ga yō ya ku o wa ri ma shi ta

The test finally ended.

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