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JLPT N4 · Adverb

やっと (yatto)

やっと is a Japanese adverb meaning “at last; finally”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
やっと
Romaji
yatto
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. at last; finally · adverb · onomatopoeia / mimetic, usually written in kana
  2. barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth · adverb · onomatopoeia / mimetic, usually written in kana

Example sentences

やっと期末試験が終わった。
At last, the end-of-term exams are over.
Tatoeba #193072
論争にやっとけりが付いた。
The dispute was finally settled.
Tatoeba #77226
娘はやっと１５歳です。
My daughter is barely fifteen.
Tatoeba #80836

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

Source: JMdict entry 1012800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.