もう
もう
hepburn mou
already, anymore
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- もう食べました。I have already eaten.
- もう行きましょう。Let us go now.
Collocations
もう (mou, already / now)もう一度 (mou ichido, once more)もう少し (mou sukoshi, a little more)もうすぐ (mou sugu, very soon)もう〜ない (mou〜nai, no longer)
Mnemonic
もう mou — the far side of mada, three meaning-layers in one body. ① already, a thing completed: "mou tabeta" ② now / soon, a shift of moment: "mou ikimashou" ③ more, an addition: "mou ichido, mou sukoshi." With negation it means "no longer" (mou〜nai); the cry "Mou!" is frustration.
Quick check
Meaning of "mou ichido"?