Meaning of 果たして?


> **果たして** 、遺産を独り占めするためだけに、それだけのことを兄さんがやってのけるのか、わしも確信は持てん。

I'll translate it roughly as "I don't think he will go that far just to have
the inheritance for himself." However, I don't understand the 果たして part: it
seems that it can be a way of saying "as expected", but since they're
theorizing, it seems odd to me.




The most prevalent meaning of this word today that you should learn is "...at
all?" to emphasize the depth of doubt in question, although it's quite distant
from its etymology.

> [**はたし‐て【果（た）して】**](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/176658/meaning/m0u/)
>
> **３** （下に疑問を表す語を伴って）いったい。「果たして誰が栄冠を手にするか」

* * *

> 果たして……兄さんがやってのけるのか
>
> _Does my brother dare to do such ... **at all**?_  
>  _**Could** my brother **really** dare to do such ... ?_




The most prevalent meaning of this word today that you should learn is "...at
all?" to emphasize the depth of doubt in question, although it's quite distant
from its etymology.

> [**はたし‐て【果（た）して】**](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/176658/meaning/m0u/)
>
> **３** （下に疑問を表す語を伴って）いったい。「果たして誰が栄冠を手にするか」

* * *

> 果たして……兄さんがやってのけるのか
>
> _Does my brother dare to do such ... **at all**?_  
>  _**Could** my brother **really** dare to do such ... ?_

