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とっくに + Phrase
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About とっくに
とっくに is a sentence altering adverb, so will appear most often at the beginning of sentences, or before the verb it is describing as having happened a long time ago.
- とっくに食べちゃったよ。I already ate.
- もうとっくに寝る時間じゃん、まだ宿題も始めてないのに...どうしよう。It is already time to sleep. I haven't even started my homework… What should I do?
- 提出期限はとっくに過ぎているのでやってもやらなくても関係がない。The due date has long since passed, so it won't matter if I do it or not.
- 遅いぞ!みんなはもうとっくに帰ってるぞ!You are late! Everyone has already gone home ages ago!
- そんな事は言われなくてもとっくに知ってるよ!I was aware of this well in the past, so no need to tell me!
Examples
90年代の子供:「一体どこにカルメンがいるの?」誰か:「とっくに遠くへ逃げたぞ」
90's child: 'Where in the world is Carmen?' Someone: 'She is already long gone.'
A:「トムおじさんはどうですか?」B:「彼はとっくに死んだ。10年前にね。」A:「( ಠ_ಠ)」
A: 'How is uncle Tom?' B: 'He died a long time ago. 10 years back, actually…' A: '( ಠ_ಠ)'
「お前はとっくに死んでいる。」
'You are already long dead.'
歳をとるにつれて時の流れを速く感じる。そのため気づけずにオレはとっくに老人だ。
As you grow older, it feels like the flow of time gets faster. And so, without noticing, I had already aged.
親:「部屋を片付けなさい。」子供:「とっくに終わったよ!」怒った親:「終わってないでしょ!もっと片付けなさい!」
Parent: 'Clean your room!' Child: 'I have already finished!' Angry parent: 'You haven't! Clean more!'
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