JLPT N2 Grammar (tokku ni)

Meaning

long ago; already; a long time ago

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とっくにVerb
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Learn Japanese grammar: (tokku ni). Meaning: long ago; already; a long time ago.


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Example #1

かれはとっくにかえりました。
kare wa tokku ni kaeri mashita.
He came home a long while ago.
Example #2

もうとっくにがっこうへでかけているじかんじゃないの。
mou tokku ni gakkou e dekaketeiru jikan janai no?
It's high time you left for school, isn't it?
Example #3

ねるじかんはとっくにすぎているよ。
neru jikan wa tokku ni sugite iru yo.
It's way past your bedtime.
Example #4

そのおかしはとっくにしょうみきげんをすぎていた。
sono okashi wa tokku ni shoumi kigen o sugite ita.
Those sweets are long past their expiration date.
Example #5

子供が出来たから、彼はタバコをとっくに辞めた。
kodomo ga dekita kara, kare wa tabako o tokku ni yameta.
He quit smoking back when he had kids.
Example #6

そうしていなかったら、ぼくはとっくにしんでいたよ。
sou shite inakattara, boku ưa tokku ni shinde ita yo.
If I had not done this, I would already be dead.
Example #7

とちゅうでじてんしゃがパンクしてがっこうまではしっていったがベルはとっくになっていた。
tochuu de jitensha ga panku shite gakkou made hashitte itta ga beru wa tokku ni natte ita.
My bicycle tire punctured on the way to school and even though I ran, the bell had already rang.
Example #8

きみはまじめにれんしゅうしていたら、とっくにプロになってただろう。
kimi wa majime ni renshuu shite itara, tokku ni puro ni natteta darou.
If you had been serious about practicing, you could have been become a professional a long time ago.

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