Vocab Info
N3 Adverb
既にalready, too late
Dictionary Definition
Adverb
1.
already
Usually written using kana aloneAdverb
2.
previously, before
Usually written using kana aloneAdverb
3.
undeniably, unmistakably, in the first place
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
既に 【すでに】、已に 【すでに】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
す
で
に
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今日は既に夜ご飯を食べました。
I already had dinner today.
乗るはずの電車が既に出発してしまった。
The train I was supposed to take had already departed.
随分前に亡くなった曽祖母は既に思い出の中の人にすぎません。
My great-grandmother, who passed away a long time ago, is already just a person in my memory.
医者:「残念ながら、そんなに出血していては既に手遅れだと思います。」
Doctor: 'Unfortunately, I think it's already too late if you are bleeding that much.'
既に十二月の半ばなのに今年の抱負をまだ一つも達成できていない事に気付いた。
It is already the middle of December and I realized that I have not yet accomplished a single one of my resolutions for this year.
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