Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Adverb, の-adjective, Noun suffix, する-verb, Intransitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Adverb, の-adjective

      1. 1.

        the present, present time, now

    2. Noun suffix

      1. 2.

        as of

        after a time, date, etc.
    3. Noun

      1. 3.

        present tense

        Grammar
      2. 4.

        this world, this life

        Buddhism,

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    4. する-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 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】

    Details

      • げ

      • ん

      • ざ

      • い

    • Frequency

      General Top 400

    Examples

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    • あなたの娘(むすめ)は現在(げんざい)何(なん)歳(さい)ですか?

      How old is your daughter now?

      • N3
    • 僕(ぼく)は現在(げんざい)よりも過去(かこ)の方(ほう)が幸(しあわ)せだった。

      I was happier in the past than in the present.

      • N3
    • 子供(こども)の頃(ころ)に利用(りよう)した公園(こうえん)が現在(げんざい)もあるかどうか分(わ)かりません。

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

      • N3
    • 私(わたし)は未来(みらい)の事(こと)ばかりではなく現在(げんざい)に焦点(しょうてん)を置(お)くべきだと思(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)を使(つか)って過去(かこ)の東京(とうきょう)と現在(げんざい)の東京(とうきょう)を比較(ひかく)すると非常(ひじょう)に多(おお)くの違(ちが)いが見(み)られる。

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

      • N2
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