JLPT N3 · Adverb

やがて (yagate)

やがて is a Japanese adverb meaning “before long; soon”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: やがて
Romaji: yagate
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

before long; soon; shortly · adverb · usually written in kana
almost; nearly · adverb · usually written in kana
finally; in the end; eventually · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

私たちはやがてまたあなたにお目にかかるでしょう。

We will be seeing you again before long.

Tatoeba #166134

やがて彼はその事件のことを忘れた。

By and by he forgot that affair.

Tatoeba #193117

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

Source: JMdict entry 1012730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.