현재

hyeonjae · [현재]

now · present · today · as of now

nounadverbBeginner

Meanings

현ː재 · noun · Beginner

  1. now; present; todayThe present time.
  2. as of now; at presentA certain point in time.
  3. presentIn grammar, a tense that indicates a current event, action, and state occurring at the moment of speaking or a certain time.

현ː재 · adverb · Beginner

  1. currently; nowRight now at this time.
  2. as of now; currentlyRight at the time set by a certain standard.

Written Forms

현재Hangul
現在Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

When talking about your mood in daily life, it's good to express your current state simply.

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I apologize, but we currently only have the basic latte available.

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Yes, I'm currently handling both tasks.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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