文法の説明

N2 レッスン 6: 6/20

愈々(いよいよ)

At last, Finally, More and more

使い方・接続

いよいよ + Phrase

詳細

  • 使用域

    Standard

  • 使用域

    一般

「いよいよ」の情報

愈々(いよいよ), seen primarily in hiragana, is an adverb that indicates that (A) has or will 'finally happen'. In many cases this is after some state that has been continuing for a long time, or has been compounding further and further until (A).
Like many other sentence altering adverbs, いよいよ will appear at the beginning of a phrase. It is also considered quite casual when compared to other grammar points like ついに.
  • いよいよ明日(あした)で卒業(そつぎょう)か...。
    Tomorrow is finally our graduation, isn't it…
  • いよいよ俺(おれ)の番(ばん)だ。緊張(きんちょう)するけど頑張(がんば)らなくちゃ！
    It is finally my turn. I am nervous, but I must do my best!
As いよいよ highlights something that is compounding, it can also frequently be translated as 'more and more'.
  • 台風(たいふう)が接近(せっきん)するにつれて、いよいよ風(かぜ)が強(つよ)くなってきた。
    As the typhoon approached, the wind started to blow more and more.
  • 彼(かれ)の話(はなし)を聞(き)いていると彼(かれ)がいよいよ怪(あや)しくなってきた。
    Listening to his story makes him more and more suspicious.
The difference between the nuance of いよいよ being 'finally' or 'more and more' will usually be clear due to the statement following it being either conclusive (finally), or inconclusive (more and more).

例文

  • いよいよ夏休(なつやす)みが始(はじ)まった！

    Summer vacation has finally begun!

  • じゃ、いよいよ俺(おれ)の番(ばん)だ！

    Finally, it's my turn.

  • いよいよ春(はる)がやって来(き)た。

    Spring has finally arrived.

  • いよいよ娘(むすめ)が小学校(しょうがっこう)に入学(にゅうがく)する。

    Finally, my daughter will enter elementary school.

  • いよいよ大学(だいがく)を卒業(そつぎょう)する！

    I have finally graduated college!

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最近の返信 (合計2件)

  • Hadros232232

    Hadros232232

    What’s the difference between いよいよ and とうとう?

  • Fuga

    Fuga

    Hey @Hadros232232 !

    いよいよ has a positive nuance, and it is used with events that the speaker is excited about. とうとう is used when something not too exciting is going to happen soon., and has a slightly ‘negative’ nuance.

    いよいよ、俺の番だ！
    This sentence has the nuance of ‘It is finally my turn! I have waited so long for this moment!’

    とうとう、俺の番だ。
    This sentence has the nuance of ‘Ugh, I cant believe it is already my turn already.’ or ‘Ugh, it is finally my turn, how long have I waited to be called…’

    We hope that this answers your question!

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