наконе́ц
- 1.
finally, at last, at length
Он наконе́ц пришёл домой.
He finally came home.
The reinforced form наконец-то stresses relief that something took so long.
- 2.
in conclusion, lastly, finally
И, наконе́ц, я хочу́ поблагодари́ть всех.
And, in conclusion, I would like to thank everyone.
Used as a discourse marker, usually with и and set off by commas.
Usage info
Adverb
Examples
Неде́ля наконец зако́нчилась.
The week is finally over.
Typical usagePRO
Emphatic ‘finally’ (relief/irritation)
наконе́ц‑то
at last; finally (after a long wait)
Ну, наконе́ц!
At last! (impatient relief)
наконе́ц‑таки (разг.)
finally, after all (colloquial)
Наконе́ц‑то где ты был?
Where on earth have you been?
Listing/transition in speech or writing
и наконе́ц, ...
and finally, ...
во‑пе́рвых ... во‑вторы́х ... и наконе́ц, ...
first ... second ... and finally, ...
и наконе́ц, но не в после́днюю о́чередь, ...
and last but not least, ...
Eventual result (‘in the end’)
наконе́ц ока́залось, что ...
in the end, it turned out that ...
наконе́ц нача́ться
to finally start/begin
наконе́ц прие́хать
to finally arrive
наконе́ц поня́ть
to finally understand
Word familyнаконе́цPRO
- наконе́цfinally; in conclusion
- наконец-тоfinally
- наконе́чникtip
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Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
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klaka890 edited usage info 6 months ago.
