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JLPT N2 · Adverb

やっぱり (yappari)

やっぱり is a Japanese adverb meaning “as expected; sure enough”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
やっぱり
Romaji
yappari
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. as expected; sure enough; just as one thought · adverb · usually written in kana
  2. after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case · adverb · usually written in kana
  3. too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either · adverb · usually written in kana
  4. still; as before · adverb · usually written in kana
  5. all the same; even so; still; nonetheless · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

やっぱり、あなたは私の思ったとおりの人だった。
You're just the kind of person I imagined you'd be.
Tatoeba #193055
やっぱり何とかやってのけたね。
You managed it after all.
Tatoeba #193053
北海道に行ったら、やっぱり海の幸を食べないと行った意味がないでしょう。
A trip to Hokkaido is not a trip to Hokkaido unless you try the seafood.
Tatoeba #82444

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1012810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.