果たして (はたして): as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough — Japanese vocabulary
果たして is read はたして and means "as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
果たして
- Reading
- はたして · hatashite
- Translation
- as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- はたしてが
Example
その知らせははたして本当だろうか。
そのしらせははたしてほんとうだろうか。
Can the news be true?
Kanji in this word
- 果 — fruit, result
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