Illustration: A parent steps onto the apartment balcony carrying an empty laundry basket and reaching toward the clothesline, ready to hang the washing. They stop with raised eyebrows: every freshly washed garment is already hanging neatly from clips, and the washing machine's basket is empty beside the door.

JLPT N5adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

もう

mou

already

In negative sentences, it can mean 'no longer'. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. もう５時じ？

    Is it five already?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. もう１月いちがつ？

    Is it January already?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. もう10月がつ？

    Is it October already?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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