► 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:
- 今日は海がとても荒れている ⇨ The sea is very rough today
- 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
- 只今の時刻は九時です ⇨ The time is 9 o’clock now
- 彼女は何とかかんとか言って今でも彼が好きなんだ ⇨ She says whatever but still is in love with him
- うちの子供は今思春期だ ⇨ My kids are in adolescence now
- 娘は散々泣いたのに今はけろりとしている ⇨ My daughter cried so much but now acting as if nothing happened
- 試合は今週の金曜だ ⇨ The game is on Friday this week
- 今日はちょっとお洒落をした ⇨ I dressed up a little today
- 今日はしばれる ⇨ It’s extremely cold today
- 今の話は聞かなかった事にして下さい ⇨ Please pretend you didn’t hear what I just said
- 今日はてっきり木曜日だと思っていた ⇨ I certainly believed (erroneously) that today was Thursday
- 今日は余り食べる気がしない ⇨ I don’t want to eat much, don’t have appetite, today
- 今年は慶事が多かった ⇨ There have been many good things to celebrate this year
- 彼は今こちらに向かっている途中だ ⇨ He’s on his way here now
- 今はちょっと間が悪い ⇨ Now is not the best time, a good timing