とっくに

This is the 5751st most frequent Japanese word.


とっくに

Already; long ago; long since.


The word 'とっくに' is used to emphasize that the event has concluded a considerably long time ago.

そのイベントはとっくに終わった。

That event ended a long time ago.


Here, 'とっくに' denotes a significant passage of time since the action occurred, emphasizing how long ago.

とっくに彼女は帰宅したと思う。

I think she went home quite a while ago.


In this sentence, 'とっくに' expresses that the feeling of boredom developed a notably long time ago.

このゲームはとっくに飽きたよ。

I got bored of this game a long time ago.