果はたせるかな

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Meanings

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adverb

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought

formal or literary

Formal or literary adverb used to confirm that something turned out exactly as anticipated. Often appears at the beginning of a sentence.

果はたせるかな、彼かれの予よ言げんは的てき中ちゅうした。
As expected, his prediction came true.

果はたせるかな、その噂うわさは本ほん当とうだった。

Sure enough, the rumor turned out to be true.

Written forms

果はたせるかな
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
果はたせる哉かな
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 哉 for かな.

Kanji

果fruit, reward, carry out
哉how, what, alas

Similar words

やはり
やはり is the common, everyday word for 'as expected' or 'after all'. 果たせるかな is much more formal and literary, used for dramatic confirmation.
案あんの定じょう
案の定 also means 'as expected', often with a nuance of something undesirable happening. 果たせるかな is neutral and more rhetorical.

Etymology

From the verb 果たす (to accomplish) in its potential form 果たせる plus the classical sentence-ending particle かな expressing exclamation or wonder. Literally 'can it be accomplished?', it evolved into an adverbial phrase meaning 'as expected'.