やがて～

About

やがて is an adverb that describes when a future action will happen, or within what time frame a past action happened. やがて can mean anything from "soon/before long" to "almost" or "eventually", depending on the context of the sentence.

やがて is often used with suppositional (i.e., hypothetical) ～でしょう・だろう statements.

やがて can be used with future suppositional statements, present/future non-suppositional statements, or past statements.

やがて is stiff and written in tone, with a literary vibe to it.

E.g. 株価ぶっかは一時的いちじてきに下さがっても、やがてまた上あがるだろう。 "Even if prices fall momentarily, surely they will eventually rise again."

E.g. パンゲア大陸たいりくと呼よばれるひと繋つながりの大陸たいりくであったが、やがてそれが分裂ぶんれつしていくことになる。 "It was a single connected landmass called the supercontinent Pangaea, but eventually it split apart."

E.g. マルモリ公園こうえん辺あたりでも、やがて桜さくらが咲さく時期じきですね。 "It's the season when, even in the area around MaruMori park, cherry blossoms will soon begin to bloom."

Summary

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  やがて is an adverb that describes when a future action will happen, or within what time frame a past action happened

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  やがて's translation will entirely depend on the sentence, and it can be "soon; before long; shortly; almost; nearly; eventually; finally"

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  やがて is stiff and written in tone, with a literary vibe to it