āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
01
āĻāĻāύ, āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύā§
at this moment or time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Keep it quiet, the children are sleeping now.
āĻā§āĻĒ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻāύ, āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύā§
in the current era
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Working from home is now a common practice for many employees.
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύāĨ¤
1.2
āĻāĻāύ, āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤā§
at this point in the narration of past events
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She enters the room and now sees her long-lost friend standing there.
āϏ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.3
āĻāĻāύ, āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ
used to refer to the latest in a series of annoying events
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Now, the car wo nât start after everything else that âs gone wrong today.
āĻāĻāύ, āĻāĻ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
1.4
āĻāĻāύ, āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŽāϧā§āϝā§
used to emphasize the passage of time or the duration of an event or situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I âve been waiting for you now for over an hour!
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧠āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻāύ !
02
āĻāĻāύ, āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦā§
immediately, without any delay
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Call the doctor now; it âs an emergency.
āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§; āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻāύ, āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύā§
in light of the present situation or conditions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It is now clear that the proposal requires significant changes.
āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāύ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤
04
āĻāĻāύ, āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύā§
used to signal a shift in conversation or activity, introducing a new direction or focus
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We turn our attention to the financial report now.
āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĢā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ.
05
āĻāĻāύ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞā§
used to pause or signal hesitation, often when considering something before responding or acting
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Should we proceed with the plan, now, or reconsider it?
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻāύ, āύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ?
06
āĻāĻāύ, āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤā§
used to highlight a question, request, command, or instruction with urgency
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Now, listen carefully to the instructions before proceeding.
āĻāĻāύ, āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āϏāĻšāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻļā§āύā§āύāĨ¤
07
āĻāĻāύ, āĻāĻŋ
used at the end of a question to express surprise, doubt, or irony
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She thinks she can sing better than anyone in the class, really? Can she now?
āϏ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āϏ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋ? āϏ⧠āĻāĻāύ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§, āĻāĻāύ?
08
āĻāĻāύāĻ, āĻāĻāύ
used to indicate something happening intermittently or alternately
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was, now calm and composed, now filled with excitement.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻāϝāϤ, āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤
01
āĻāĻāύ āϝā§, āϝā§āĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāύ
used to indicate a result or outcome related to what has just been said or happened
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We can start the project now that we have the approval.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāύ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻāĻāύ, āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤ
the present moment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The past is gone, and the future is uncertain, but the now is all we have.
āĻ
āϤā§āϤ āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤ āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϝāĻž āĻāĻā§ āϤāĻž āϏāĻŦāĨ¤
01
āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύā§āĻŦāϞ
describing something that is in fashion, up to date, or popular at the present moment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Designers are showcasing the now trends in minimalistic interior design.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāύā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻĄāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
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