Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Adverb, No-adjective, Noun, used as a suffix, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

現在(げんざい)now, current, present, present time, as of

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Adverb, No-adjective

      1.

      the present, present time, now

    2. Noun, used as a suffix

      2.

      as of

      after a time, date, etc.
    3. Noun

      3.

      present tense

      Grammar
    4. Noun

      4.

      this world, this life

      Buddhism,

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    5. Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      5.

      to actually exist, to exist right now, to exist right in front of one

    All Forms

    現在 【げんざい】見在 【げんざい】

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    Examples

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      あなたの(むすめ)現在(げんざい)(なん)(さい)ですか?

      How old is your daughter now?

      • N3

      (ぼく)現在(げんざい)よりも過去(かこ)(ほう)(しあわ)せだった。

      I was happier in the past than in the present.

      • N3

      子供(こども)(ころ)利用(りよう)した公園(こうえん)現在(げんざい)もあるかどうか()かりません。

      I don't know if the park I used as a child is still there today.

      • N3

      (わたし)未来(みらい)(こと)ばかりではなく現在(げんざい)焦点(しょうてん)()くべきだと(おも)います。

      I think the focus should be on the present, not all about the future.

      • N3

      写真(しゃしん)使(つか)って過去(かこ)東京(とうきょう)現在(げんざい)東京(とうきょう)比較(ひかく)すると非常(ひじょう)(おお)くの(ちが)いが()られる。

      Using photographs to compare past and present Tokyo reveals a great many differences.

      • N2
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