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Time Adverbs

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  1. ⏰

    もう

    もう

    already

    adverb

    • もう10時だから、寝なくちゃいけません。

      It's already 10 o'clock, so I have to sleep.

    • この仕事、もう終わりましたか?

      Is this work already finished?

  2. ⏳

    まだ

    まだ

    still, yet

    adverb

    • まだ宿題が終わっていません。

      The homework is not yet complete.

    • 食べ終わったの?まだですか?

      Are you done eating? Not yet?

  3. 🔄

    しばしば

    しばしば

    often; frequently; repeatedly

    adverb

    • 彼女はしばしば遅刻してきます。

      She frequently arrives late.

    • この季節、雨がしばしば降ります。

      It often rains this season.

  4. ⏩

    やがて

    やがて

    soon; before long

    adverb

    • 春はやがてやってくるでしょう。

      Spring will come soon.

    • 彼はやがて大学を卒業します。

      He will graduate from university soon.

  5. ➡️

    ずっと

    ずっと

    continuously, all along

    adverb

    • ずっと日本語を勉強しています。

      I have been studying Japanese continuously.

    • 子どもの頃からずっと同じ友達です。

      We've been the same friends since childhood.

  6. 🎲

    たまに

    たまに

    occasionally

    adverb

    • 週末たまにカフェに行きます。

      I sometimes go to a café on weekends.

    • 仕事の後、たまに同僚と飲みに行きます。

      After work, I sometimes go out for drinks with colleagues.

  7. ✅

    ちょうど

    ちょうど

    exactly

    adverb

    • ちょうど10時になりました。

      It's exactly 10 o'clock.

    • 君が来たちょうどその時、雨が降り始めました。

      Just when you arrived, it started raining.

  8. 🕐

    そろそろ

    そろそろ

    soon; gradually; before long

    adverb

    • そろそろ帰りましょうか。

      Shall we head back soon?

    • もうそろそろ夜中の12時です。

      It's almost midnight already.

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