# 206 Learn Japanese【あげく(に)】to end up; in the end; finally; after all - N2 Grammar -

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In this video, you will learn the grammar of【あげく(に)】to end up; in the end; finally; after all .

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た form＋あげく（に）
Noun + の＋あげく（に）

to end up; in the end; finally; after all

「いろいろAした後で、最後にBになった。」
「Aあげく、B」means “After doing various things, I finally became B”. Part A contains a sentence that means that there were various difficult things. Part B contains a disappointing result.
It is often used together with 「いろいろ」 and 「さんざん」。
It cannot be used for one-time things or things that were easy to do.

★Difference between　結果　VS　あげく★


た form＋結果
Noun + の＋結果

“ as a result of; after “ (結果 means “result”)

• It can also be used for one-time or things that were easy to do.
• It can also be used for natural phenomena and objective facts, regardless of the speaker's emotions.


た form＋あげく（に）
Noun + の＋あげく（に）

• It cannot be used for one-time or things that were easy to do.
• It mainly includes the feelings of the speaker, and the latter can only be used in the case of bad results.


〇さんざん話し合った結果、来年結婚することになりました。
×さんざん話し合ったあげく、来年結婚することになりました。
After a lot of discussion, it was decided that we will get married next year.


〇投票した結果、鈴木さんが選ばれました。
×投票したあげく、鈴木さんが選ばれました。
As a result of voting, Mr. Suzuki was selected.


人気のラーメン店に２時間並んだあげく、売り切れで食べられなかった。
After lining up at a popular ramen shop for two hours, it was sold out and couldn't be eaten.


長い間待たされたあげく、結局彼女にデートをドタキャンされた。
After waiting for a long time, she eventually cancelled the date at the last minute.

土壇場キャンセル→ドタキャン：cancel something at the last minute
土壇場”the last minute”


母は父との喧嘩のあげく、夜中に家を出ていった。
My mother left home at midnight after a fight with my father.


毎日の長時間残業のあげく、体を壊して入院することになった。
After working overtime for a long time every day, I got sick and I was hospitalized.


「あげくの果てに」is a way of saying that emphasizes 「あげく」


友達からさんざん借金したあげくの果てに、彼は連絡が取れなくなった。
After borrowing a lot of money from his friends, he became uncontactable.


寝坊して、駅まで走ったが電車を逃してしまった。あげくの果てに、財布もなくしてしまった。
I overslept and ran to the station but missed the train. On top of all that, I lost my wallet.