Illustration: A father steps onto the apartment balcony carrying an empty laundry basket and a handful of clothespins, ready to hang the washing. He stops with one foot raised: every shirt and towel is already neatly suspended from the drying rack, and the washing-machine basket beside the door is empty.

すでに

sudeni

already

Example sentences

バス停ていに着ついた時とき、バスはすでに出でていた。
The bus had already left when I got to the bus stop.
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電車でんしゃはすでに出発しゅっぱつした。
The train has already left.
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彼かれはすでに出でかけた。
He has already gone out.
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