Korean word

이제

Pronunciation

Romanizationije

Meaning

  • adverbnow

Example

이제 할 수 있어.i je hal ssu i sseo

I can do it now.

Illustration for 이제 (now)

More examples

이제부터 담배를 끊을게.i je bu teo tam bae reul kkeu neul kke

I'll quit smoking starting now.

Core concept

The present moment as a new point in time.

Common phrases

  • 이제부터i je bu teo

    from now on

  • 이제부터는i je bu teo neun

    from now on

  • 이제 곧i je kot

    soon

Similar words

지금chigeum: Refers to the current moment or the time around it.
이제부터ijebuteo: Shows that something starts at this time and continues onward.
이제야ijeya: Shows that something happens only now after a delay.

Definition in Korean

지금 이 순간이나 바로 그때를 가리키는 부사.chi geum i sun ga ni na pa ro keu ttae reul ka ri ki neun pu sa

Word origin

The exact origin of this old Korean adverb is uncertain, but its meaning is easy to picture as a sign pointing to the time starting now.

Usage tips

  • The verb with it helps show whether it means now, from now on, or not anymore.

Other meanings

  • anymoreadverb
  • from now onadverb

Opposites

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