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1.NounSino-Korean: 現在
- 1
now; present; today
The present time.
Korean definition: 지금 이때.
What used to be an empty lot is now filled with high-rise buildings, so it's hard to find any trace of how it once looked.
Time travel is impossible with present-day science and technology.
- 2
as of now; at present
A certain point in time.
Korean definition: 어떤 기준으로 정해진 바로 그때.
Prices have soared, with the cost of everything more than doubling compared to this time last year.
As of 4 p.m., voter turnout was a little over fifty percent.
- 3
present
In grammar, a tense that indicates a current event, action, and state occurring at the moment of speaking or a certain time.
Korean definition: 문법에서, 말하는 순간이나 기준이 되는 어떤 때에 일어나고 있는 사건이나 행동, 상태를 나타내는 것.
In Korean grammar, the elements expressing the past and the present differ from each other.
Grammatical elements expressing the present and the future can have a paradigmatic relationship with each other.
2.AdverbSino-Korean: 現在
- 1
currently; now
Right now at this time.
Korean definition: 지금 바로 이 시간에.
Rather than in new work, he tried to find joy in life in the work he was currently doing.
He's currently serving in the military, so it's hard to get in touch with him.
- 2
as of now; currently
Right at the time set by a certain standard.
Korean definition: 어떤 기준으로 정해진 바로 그때에.
As of 4 p.m., two deaths have been reported due to the typhoon.
As of the end of last year, our company had already exceeded its export target.