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末すえに

すえにsue niN2neutral

savor + (past) + after much X, finally — where a long, hard effort ends up

ajiwatta sue ni

after much X, finally — where a long, hard effort ends up

meaning: after much savoring

味あじわう
〜た末すえに
味あじわった末すえに

さんざん味あじわった末すえに、青あおいほうを選えらんだ。

sanzan ajiwatta sue ni, aoi hou o eranda.

I picked the blue one after much savoring. neutral

あちこち探さがした末すえに、結局けっきょく同おなじ店みせで買かったんだ。

achikochi sagashita sue ni, kekkyoku onaji mise de katta n da.

After hunting all over, I ended up buying it at the same shop after all. casual

味あじわった末すえにた-form
〜の末すえにnoun

Same meaning1

after a long process, in the end

あげくにafter all that, in the end — a result the speaker resentsattaches at

All examples3

after much X, finally — a long, hard effort ends here

さんざん迷まよった末すえに、青あおいほうを選えらんだ。
sanzan mayotta sueni, aoi hou o eranda.
I picked the blue one after much hesitating. neutral
あちこち探さがした末すえに、結局けっきょく同おなじ店みせで買かったんだ。
achikochi sagashita sue ni, kekkyoku onaji mise de katta n da.
After hunting all over, I ended up buying it at the same shop after all. casual
長時間ちょうじかんの交渉こうしょうの末すえに、両社りょうしゃは合意ごういに達たっする運はこびとなりました。
choujikan no koushou no sue ni, ryousha wa goui ni tassuru hakobi to narimashita.
After long negotiations, the two companies have now reached an agreement. formal

How it's formed2

Notes

Before a noun the に becomes の (迷まよった末すえの決断けつだん, 長ながい
交渉こうしょうの末すえの合意ごうい). What follows 末すえに is always the
point the process reached, never an unrelated next event.