지금

jigeum · [지금]

now · immediately · at this moment · the time being

adverbnounBeginner

Meanings

지금 · adverb · Beginner

now; immediatelyAt the present moment as one speaks, or that instant.
now; at this momentAt present rather than in the past or future.

지금 · noun · Beginner

nowThe present moment as one speaks.
now; the time beingThe present rather than the past or future.

Written Forms

지금Hangul

只今Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

지금은 우리 아이돌의 시간 이에요.Now is the time for our idol.Read the Lesson

저 도 지금 집 에서 SNS를 봐요.I am also looking at social media at home right now.Read the Lesson

민호 씨, 지금 바쁜 일 있어요?Minho, are you busy right now?Read the Lesson

Grammar in These Examples

-ㄴ/은Adjective noun modifier 은/는Topic marker