maintenant

/mɛ̃t.nɑ̃/

adverb A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. now

    • Je dois partir maintenant.

      I have to leave now.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

jetzt

jetzt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "now."

Spanish

ahora

ahora is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "now."

Practice

1 What does maintenant mean?

2 Fill the gap: Je dois partir ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches maintenant?

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