Structure
Verb[た]+ あげく + (に) + (Past Tense) (Result)
Verb[た]+ あげく + の + Noun
Noun + の possesion + あげく + (に) + (Past Tense) (Result)
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About あげく
挙句 'in the end', is a noun used in Japanese to express a negative result that occurs, despite a considerable amount of time, effort, or resources that was put into (A). あげく will often be used in situations where the escalating situation of (A) somehow caused or prompted the negative result of (B).
あげく will appear after the past-tense form of verbs, or after nouns followed by の.
あげく will appear after the past-tense form of verbs, or after nouns followed by の.
- 私は夫と話し合いをしたあげく、離婚することに決めた。After having a discussion with my husband, we have decided that we are getting a divorce.
- 昨日落とした財布を長い時間探したあげく、見つける事ができなかったので交番に行った。After looking for my wallet that I dropped yesterday, I couldn't find it, so I went to the police station.
- 田中さんと中田さんは口論のあげく、喧嘩になってしまい、警察のお世話になった。After an argument, Mr. Tanaka and Ms. Nakata got into a fight and were taken care of by the police.
- 先生と色々と相談したあげく、レポートを書き直すことにした。After much discussion with the teacher, I decided to rewrite the report.
- 父親との議論のあげく、俺は大学を中退して会社を継ぐことになった。After some discussion with my father, I decided to drop out of college and take over his company.
Caution - あげく will most often be in hiragana, but the forms 挙句 and 挙げ句 are also quite common.
Fun-fact - 挙句 originally referred to the final line of a 連歌 (a form of early Japanese poetry), and literally means 'the tying up phrase', or 'the concluding phrase'.
Synonyms
Examples
走って転んだあげくに、壁に衝突した。
After running and falling, I crashed into a wall.
数時間スーパーで歩き回ったあげくに何も買わず家に帰った。
After walking around at the supermarket for a few hours, I went home without buying anything.
3時間林で迷ったあげくに、道を探すのを諦めた。1時間後に、森林管理官が見つけてくれた。
After I got lost in the woods for three hours, I gave up searching for a way out. After an hour I was found by a forester.
試験の合格のために徹夜したからバスに乗り遅れたあげくに、試験も受けられなかった。
Because I sat up all night in order to pass the test I missed the bus and I couldn't take the test in the end.
さんざん考えたあげくに親の意に反して大学を辞めた。
After considering it thoughtfully I have quit university against wishes of my parents.
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あげく – Grammar Discussion
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Pep95
How would the noun version work?
“After school, we went to the park” or something?
Fuga
Hey @Pep95 !
Nouns used with あげく are nouns that are する verbs, so normal nouns will not work with this grammar point.
For example, 泥酔したあげくに、財布を盗られた, is the verb form, but since 泥酔 is a noun, the sentence can be changed to 泥酔のあげくに、財布を盗られた.
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