► 副詞
今 [(1)いま] [liter] meaning: more rank: 3
☆ 今しばらく待ってみよう ⇨ Let’s wait just a little longer
☆ 今一度考えてみる ⇨ I will think about it one more time
► 名詞
今 [(1)いま] [coll] meaning: ago rank: 1
☆ 今やり終えた所だよ ⇨ I just finished it a few seconds ago
☆ 今話してた人、誰？ ⇨ Who was it you were just talking to just now?
今 [(1)いま] meaning: now rank: 1
☆ 今何時？ ⇨ What time is it now?
☆ 今行くよ ⇨ I’m coming right now
今 [(1)いま] [今直ぐ] meaning: now rank: 1
☆ 今すぐやれ！ ⇨ Do it right now!
今 [(1)いま] [coll] meaning: today rank: 1
☆ 今の世の中そういうのは受け入れられない ⇨ That doesn’t fly in today’s society
More examples:
- 彼女は今や押しも押されもしない大スターだ ⇨ She has become an undisputed superstar now
- 今議論している暇はない ⇨ We don’t have time to argue now
- 今丁度あなたに電話しようとしていたところだ ⇨ I was just about to call you now
- 今日はさっさと寝よう ⇨ I should go to bed quickly, early, today
- 今までの努力が全てパーになった ⇨ All the efforts until now have gone down the toilet
- 彼は昔は野球とサッカーをしていたが、今は野球一本に絞っている ⇨ He used to play baseball and soccer, but now is focusing on baseball only
- 彼等の音楽を聴いても今一ピンとこなかった ⇨ I listened to their music but it just didn’t click for me somehow
- 戦争の爪痕は今でも残っている ⇨ The scars of claws of the war still remain
- 今夜はもうお開きにしましょうか ⇨ Let’s call it a night
- あれ、今日仕事に行かなかったの？ ⇨ Oh, you didn’t go to work today?
- 今日は何曜日？ ⇨ What day is today?
- 今日はスパゲッティが食べたい ⇨ I want to eat spaghetti today
- 昨今の政治には幻滅を感じる ⇨ I’m disillusioned by today’s politics
- 今月は何かと出費が嵩んだ ⇨ I’ve had a lot of expenses this month
- 今日本で応接間のある家は殆ど無い ⇨ There are few houses in Japan today that have a guest reception room