果たして

Japanese
Kanji in this term
果
は
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
果して

Etymology

Conjunctive form of 果たす (hatasu, “accomplish”)

Pronunciation

Adverb

果(は)たして • (hatashite) 

  1. expectedly
  2. (in a question) indeed, really

References
  1. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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