Vocab Info

N3 Adverb

(すで)already, too late

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb

      1.

      already

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Adverb

      2.

      previously, before

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Adverb

      3.

      undeniably, unmistakably, in the first place

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    既に 【すでに】已に 【すでに】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 300

    Examples

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      今日(きょう)(すで)(よる)(はん)()べました。

      I already had dinner today.

      • N3

      ()るはずの電車(でんしゃ)(すで)出発(しゅっぱつ)してしまった。

      The train I was supposed to take had already departed.

      • N3

      随分(ずいぶん)(まえ)()くなった()祖母(そぼ)(すで)(おも)()(なか)(ひと)にすぎません。

      My great-grandmother, who passed away a long time ago, is already just a person in my memory.

      • N3

      医者(いしゃ):「残念(ざんねん)ながら、そんなに出血(しゅっけつ)していては(すで)手遅(ておく)れだと(おも)います。」

      Doctor: 'Unfortunately, I think it's already too late if you are bleeding that much.'

      • N3

      (すで)十二月(じゅうにがつ)(なか)ばなのに今年(ことし)抱負(ほうふ)をまだ(ひと)つも達成(たっせい)できていない(こと)気付(きづ)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.

      • N2
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