やがて

Before long, All too soon, In the end, Eventually

毎日まいにち漢字かんじを読よむ練習れんしゅうをしていれば、やがて小説しょうせつを読よめるようになるだろう。

If you practice reading kanji every day, eventually, you will be able to read a novel.

Explanation

「やがて」 has 2 uses

1Soon

Before long a time or state will come, like 「まもなく」: 「やがて夜が明ける」 (dawn will soon break), 「やがて30歳になる」 (I'll soon be 30).

もう５時ごじなので、やがて日ひが沈しずみ始はじめるだろう。

It is already 5 p.m. so the sun will probably set soon.

やがて３０歳さいになるけど、お金かねも名声めいせいも持もってない。

Although I will be 30 all too soon, I have neither money nor fame.

2Eventually

As time goes by, things end up a certain way: 「雨はやがて雪に変わった」 (the rain eventually turned to snow).

やがてきみは失恋しつれんしたことも忘わすれるかもしれない。

Perhaps, eventually you will forget you were once heartbroken.

そのアニメもあのアニメのようにやがて人気にんきがなくなるでしょう。

That anime will probably lose popularity like that anime eventually.

やがて

Before long, All too soon, In the end, Eventually

毎日まいにち漢字かんじを読よむ練習れんしゅうをしていれば、やがて小説しょうせつを読よめるようになるだろう。

If you practice reading kanji every day, eventually, you will be able to read a novel.

Explanation

「やがて」 has 2 uses

1Soon

Before long a time or state will come, like 「まもなく」: 「やがて夜が明ける」 (dawn will soon break), 「やがて30歳になる」 (I'll soon be 30).

もう５時ごじなので、やがて日ひが沈しずみ始はじめるだろう。

It is already 5 p.m. so the sun will probably set soon.

やがて３０歳さいになるけど、お金かねも名声めいせいも持もってない。

Although I will be 30 all too soon, I have neither money nor fame.

2Eventually

As time goes by, things end up a certain way: 「雨はやがて雪に変わった」 (the rain eventually turned to snow).

やがてきみは失恋しつれんしたことも忘わすれるかもしれない。

Perhaps, eventually you will forget you were once heartbroken.

そのアニメもあのアニメのようにやがて人気にんきがなくなるでしょう。

That anime will probably lose popularity like that anime eventually.

Examples

1Soon

もう５時ごじなので、やがて日ひが沈しずみ始はじめるだろう。
It is already 5 p.m. so the sun will probably set soon.
日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうし始はじめてから、やがて２年ねんが経たつ。
It has been nearly 2 years since I have started studying Japanese.
やがて３０歳さいになるけど、お金かねも名声めいせいも持もってない。
Although I will be 30 all too soon, I have neither money nor fame.
私わたしが眼鏡めがねを探さがし始はじめてから、やがて３時間じかんになる。
Before long, it will have been three hours since I started searching for my glasses .
やがて６０歳さいになるけど、経済的けいざいてきに余裕よゆうがないので死しぬまで働はたらき続つづけざるを得えない。
I am nearly 60 years old, however, I have no choice but to keep working till I die because I have no excess money.
もう少すこし待まてば、やがて春はるが来くる。
Wait a little longer and spring will soon be here.

2Eventually

やがてきみは失恋しつれんしたことも忘わすれるかもしれない。
Perhaps, eventually you will forget you were once heartbroken.
そのアニメもあのアニメのようにやがて人気にんきがなくなるでしょう。
That anime will probably lose popularity like that anime eventually.
それがきっかけで、やがて新あらたな戦争せんそうが起おこる可能性かのうせいがある。
As a result of that, a new war might break out soon.
時間じかんはかかっても、やがて家いえに帰かえれる！
It may take time, but I'll get home eventually!
どんな本ほんもやがて読よみ終おわります。けれど、果はたしてそれは本当ほんとうでしょうか？
No matter the book, it will come to an end before long. However, I wonder is that really true?
日本語にほんごを教おしえようと決きめて毎日まいにち勉強べんきょうしたら、やがて教師きょうしになれた。
I decided to teach Japanese and studied everyday. Before long I became a teacher.
親おやと話はなした末すえ、やがて故郷こきょうに帰かえるという結論けつろんに達たっした。
After a chat with my parents, I have concluded that I will come back to my hometown soon.
「今いま、子供こどものために家いえを買かえなくても、やがて買かえるだろう。」
'Even if I won't be able to buy a house for my children now, I guess I will buy one eventually.'
「歩あるいては探さがしてを繰くり返かえせば、やがて忘わすれ物ものが見みつかるだろう。」
'If you keep walking around and looking, you will find what you've lost eventually.'
数年すうねん、日本にほんに住すんで、やがて日本語にほんごをぺらぺらと話はなせるようになった。
After a few years of living in Japan I eventually came to speak Japanese fluently.

やがて

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2Eventually

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