Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ 果たして (hatashite) ]

果たして (hatashite) - really, as was expected

--- Examples ---
果たして本当だろうか？
Is it really true?

果たしてまた会うことができるだろうか。
Would we ever meet again?

彼は果たして成功した。
He succeeded as I had expected that he would.

あいつは果たして失敗した。
That guy failed, as I had expected that he would.

あなたの言う事が果たして事実なのか調べてみよう。
We will check to see what you have said is really the truth.

だめだろうと思っていたが果たして失敗だった。
I was afraid it would not work out well and sure enough it failed.

経営陣は果たして本気で我々のボーナスについて考えようとしてるのか、それとも単に口先だけだったのだろうか。
Is management really going to consider our bonus, or was that just lip
service?

好むと好まざるとにかかわらず、コンピューターが、われわれの生活の中で重要な役割を果たしていることは確かである。
Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we
like it or not.

国会は本来の機能を十分には果たしてはいない。
The Diet is not fully functioning as such.

最後のお金を使い果たして彼は絶望していた。
He was in despair when he spent the last of his money.

私達は石炭を使い果たしてしまった。
We have used up the coal.

自然は我々の生活に大切な役割を果たしています。
Nature plays an important role in our life.

実際にこれらの目標を実現するのに欠くべからざる役割を果たしてきた。
These bodies have actually played indispensable roles in attaining these
goals.

人はちゃんと自分の役割を果たしていたもの。
People carried their own weight then.

水を使い果たしてしまった。
We've run out of water.

戦争が国の資源と労働力を使い果たしてしまった。
War bankrupted the nation's resources and manpower.

選挙公約を果たしてくれない政治家がいる。
Some politicians never make good on campaign promises.

日本は、世界経済の中で主な役割を果たしている。
Japan plays a key role in the world economy.

彼はハワイでお金を使い果たしてしまった。
His money melted away in Hawaii.

彼らはすぐに買っておいた食料品を使い果たしてしまった。

They soon used up their food supplies.

--- Comments ---
Is this similar to ? (contributor: anonymous)

Yes, I think so as for ex#3100 and #3101.
While ex#1187 and #3099 imply a slight suspicious mind or assumption. So
these are similar to hontouni 本当に. (contributor: Miki)

使い果たして seems to be a frequent set phrase meaning to 'use up;
exhaust'. Is this related to hatashite as a grammar construct? ie the
implication is 'used up as we expected' ? (contributor: dc)

plz told us!!!!!!!!!!!! (contributor: semoo)

ex#4265- #4277 these 果たす are different meaning from the entry.
(contributor: Miki)

Those 使い果たす examples do not belong here.They should be set up in
a separate head.
(contributor: bamboo4)

In response to dc's question...
There are 2 uses with slightly different essence:
1. as we expected
2. to accomplish, finish
You can see that accomplish and as we expected have similarities.
(contributor: christ)

For this item of grammar, 果たして is to be used as the adverb of the
sentense. 果たす,使い果たす are verb so they are out of scope.
(contributor: kikkoro)

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