► 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:
- 今朝彼に会った ⇨ I saw him this morning
- 彼は今お客さんに会っている最中だ ⇨ He is having a meeting with a customer right now
- 今流行りの歌 ⇨ Currently popular songs
- 彼と私は今や赤の他人だ ⇨ He and I are total strangers at this point (although we used to be close)
- 今止めたら中途半端になる ⇨ If we stop now, things will be incomplete, left hanging
- 今日デパートに買い物に行った ⇨ I went to a department store for shopping
- 折角の御招待ですが、今回は御遠慮させて頂きたいと思います ⇨ I really appreciate your invitation, but I’d like to excuse myself this time
- 暦の上では今日から春だ ⇨ On the calendar spring starts today
- 何も今すぐやれとは言わない ⇨ I am not saying you have to do it right now
- 今年の冬は比較的に暖かだ ⇨ This winter is relatively warm
- 今財布を手元に持っていない ⇨ I don’t have my wallet on hand right now
- 今日はどうもしんどい ⇨ I am tired today somehow
- 今思い返してみると、そういえば彼の様子は何か変だった ⇨ When I think back now, indeed there was something wrong with him
- 今からそっちに行くよ ⇨ I’m heading to your place now
- さっきまで大泣きしていた子供が今はけろっとしている ⇨ The kid who was crying like thunder a minute ago is now acting as if nothing happened