とっくに

とっくに · tokkuni · JLPT N2 · adverb

already

とっく (tokku) sounds like 'took ages' + に: 'it took ages, already'

とっくに is 'long ago / already', as in 'I already knew that.' Think: it took quite a while (とっく) to get here, so it is already done.

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