Dictionary / Vocabulary / 果たして
はたして
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really
JLPT N1 common word Also written 果して
石油は文明の発達において重要な役割を果たしてきた。
Oil has played an important part in the progress of civilization.
実際にこれらの目標を実現するのに欠くべからざる役割を果たしてきた。
These bodies have actually played indispensable roles in attaining these goals.
国会は本来の機能を十分には果たしてはいない。
The Diet is not fully functioning as such.