Grammar
〜もう
What does this structure do?Indicates recent completion or change, equivalent to already, shows action completed before now
Variations of this structure〜もう · 〜もう〜た · 〜もう〜ない
Related sentences
N5
彼はもう帰ったはずです。
Kare wa mou kaetta hazu desu.
He should have already gone home.
N4
もう一度説明してもらえますか。
Mou ichido setsumei shite moraemasu ka.
Could you explain one more time?
N4
もう出発するつもり？
Mou shuppatsu suru tsumori
Are you planning to leave already
N5
たぶんもう始まっているよね
Tabun mou hajimatte iru yo ne
It probably already started right
N3
その結果についてもう少し詳しく説明してもらえますか
Sono kekka ni tsuite mou sukoshi kuwashiku setsumei shite moraemasu ka
Could you explain the result in more detail
N5
先生に直してもらった文章をもう一度読み直した
Sensei ni naoshite moratta bunshou o mou ichido yominaoshita
I reread the text corrected by the teacher
N4
この問題についてもう少し詳しく説明してもらえる？
Kono mondai ni tsuite mou sukoshi kuwashiku setsumei shite moraeru
Can you explain this problem in more detail
N3
もう少し早く出発していれば渋滞に巻き込まれなかったのに
Mou sukoshi hayaku shuppatsu shite ireba juutai ni makikomarenakatta noni
If I had left earlier I would not have been caught in traffic
N4
もう少しで電車に乗り遅れるところだった
Mou sukoshi de densha ni noriokureru tokoro datta
I almost missed the train