JLPT N2 grammar

〜た挙句meaning and usage

Meaning

After A, B was the final/end result

How to form it

  • verb (ta-form)挙句（に）
  • nounの挙句（に）

How it is used

After a long stretch of hesitation, argument or trouble, things ended in B, usually an unwelcome or unexpected result, with a fed-up tone. 「〜末（に）」 is more neutral and can lead to a good outcome.

Examples

  1. 生徒会で三時間相談した挙句準備までしたのに、雨で運動会は中止となりました。

    Even though the student council discussed it for three hours and went so far as to make the preparations, the sports day was cancelled because of rain.

  2. 一時間も迷った挙句、何も買わずに店を出た。

    After dithering for a whole hour, I ended up leaving the shop without buying anything.

  3. 長い議論の挙句、その計画は中止になった。

    After a long debate, the plan ended up being called off.