Japanese word

改めて

Pronunciation

Romajiaratamete

Meaning

  • adverbagain

Example

改めて確認します。arata me te kaku nin shi ma su

I will check again.

Illustration for 改めて (again)

More examples

来週の予定を改めてお知らせします。rai shū no yo tei o arata me te o shi ra se shi ma su

I will inform you of next week's schedule again.

Core concept

Describes doing something anew, with fresh attention or a deliberate return to it.

Common phrases

  • 改めて確認するarata me te kaku nin su ru

    check again

  • 改めて伝えるarata me te tsuta e ru

    tell again

Similar words

またmata: Indicates that an action or event happens again in ordinary usage.

Definition in Japanese

以前にしたことを、意識してもう一度するさま。i zen ni shi ta ko to o i shiki shi te mō ichi do su ru sa ma

Word origin

改めて (aratamete) is the adverbial form of 改める (aratameru, "to revise or renew"), formed with て (te), which connects the action with what follows.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 改めて (aratamete) often signals that a point is being addressed again with special attention, so it sounds more deliberate than また (mata, "again").

Opposites

Related words

  • 改めaratamereformnoun

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