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    〜あげく(に) (~ageku (ni)) — after all that ~, in the end (bad result)

    Much effort, much time… and then a bad ending. The word of complaint and regret.

    Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

    Verb Vた + あげく(に)
    N N + の + あげく(に)
    Verb Vた。そのあげく 〜

    Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

    When to use it

    Talking with a friend you sometimes hear this: 「三時間も並んだあげく、チケットは売り切れだった」— stood in line three hours, and in the end the tickets were sold out!

    Meaning

    • 「〜あげく」= the feeling of 'after all that, still a bad result'.
    • Before it there must be a long, hard, tiresome process: さんざん悩んだ・何度も話し合った・いろいろ文句を言った
    • After it comes a bad or disappointing ending — bought nothing, no decision, failed.

    How to attach

    • The verb's た-form: 迷ったあげく
    • Noun + 「の」: 苦労のあげく, 議論のあげく — for a する-noun, drop する and add 「の」
    • 「あげくに」is the same.
    • As a separate sentence: 「〜た。そのあげく〜」
    • さんざん・何度も・いろいろ usually come before it and deepen that 'it went on and on' colour.

    Versus what you know

    • N3「〜た結果」is neutral — it works for good or bad results (調べた結果、原因がわかった).
    • N3「〜たところ」is about what you found when you tried something.

    Watch out

    If the outcome was good, do not say 「あげく」; that is 「末に」territory (next point).

    Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

    三時間も並んだあげく、チケットは売り切れだった。

    さんじかんもならんだあげく、チケットはうりきれだった。

    I stood in line for three whole hours, and in the end the tickets were sold out.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 並ぶ = to wait in line → た-form: 並んだ → 「三時間も」 says "that long" → we attach 「あげく」 → then the bad result: 売り切れだった.

    さんざん迷ったあげく、結局何も買わずに店を出た。

    さんざんまよったあげく、けっきょくなにもかわずにみせをでた。

    After dithering forever, in the end I left the shop without buying anything.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 迷う = to be unable to decide → 迷った → 「さんざん」 (a lot) in front → 「あげく」 → then the disappointing ending: 何も買わずに店を出た.

    長い話し合いのあげく、家族の意見はまとまらなかった。

    ながいはなしあいのあげく、かぞくのいけんはまとまらなかった。

    After a long discussion, in the end the family still could not agree.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 話し合い = discussion (noun) → we add 「の」: 話し合いの → 「あげく」 → then the bad result: まとまらなかった.

    Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

    Question: 1/3

    「何度も_あげく、けんかになってしまった。」— fill the blank.

    💡 Hint: Which verb form goes before あげく?

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