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After A, B was the final/end result
The result B is usually undesired/unfavorable.
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          して      さとし              
I shopped around for my computer and ended up paying less than Satoshi.
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              まで した             なりました  
Although the student council consulted for three hours and did the preparations, the sports day was ultimately halted due to rain.
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                  こと  できませんでした  
Even after practicing for six months, we were unable to win the championship at the competition.

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AVerb: Casual, past (た)
 
ANoun
 
 
あげくBResult
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Anonymous123
Level: 1195
(8 months ago)

あげく -> originally referred to the end of a renga poem. Since renga poems are notoriously long, if you're at the last line of a renga poem it implies you went through a long process to get there.

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まことまじま
Level: 432
(3 years ago)
often used with emphatics such as いろいろ、さんざん、 rather than something that happens once or has insignificant results
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HoangDX
Level: 1
(8 years ago)
Sau ~ rốt cuộc là ... -->kết quả xấu, đáng tiếc.
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mireille
Level: 1
A quick update for Construction:
Noun + の + あげく is also possible.

Maybe also place somewhere that it's often combined with the に particle.
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 261
Added the second usage. What do you mean by using it with に? Can you give an example?
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mireille
Level: 1
instead of saying "often" it's more optional. ^^;

は、しないでけたあげくに、にもしてずっとバイトをしている。(unicom)
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 261
Got it, thanks!
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fareastfurfaro
Level: 1
Am I the only one who doesn't understand what these green boxes are for? Also for some reason, the right hand side of the text box within the green one sticks out a bit too far and looks a little funny.
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マイコー
Level: 261
Can you still see them?
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fareastfurfaro
Level: 1
Nope, gone now. What were they?
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マイコー
Level: 261
They were only supposed to show up for a couple users. You know how many of the constructions (but not all) have links you can click on where they give actual examples of that usage? (show construction examples).

Currently, every grammar point uses the same set of words - if it's a noun, it's going to use a preset group of words, even if that word doesn't fit into the meaning of the grammar point. Those forms are for adding words to each individual construction so that the construction examples make sense semantically.
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fareastfurfaro
Level: 1
Ah... yeah I noticed some of those make no sense. Good idea!
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sschroer
Level: 2

you might want to note that あげく is usually used when the result is unfavorable.


プリンターの調くなり、わせたら、こうのに、

あれこれえさせられたあげく、ないとわれた。

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7 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 261

Yes, that should definitely be in there. Added!

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7 years ago
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