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VocabJLPT N3

a moment ago

NounAdverb

Definitions

1. a short while ago
2. a moment ago

This polite adverb means "a short while ago" or "just before," similar to さっき but more formal. You would use it in business settings or polite conversation to refer to something that happened recently.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Hey, wasn't that store clerk just now a little cold?

Sentence 2

So that choice we made a little while ago is what changed everything?

Sentence 3

"Can you go over that question from before one more time?" she asked.

Sentence 4

I'm sorry, but could you return to your seat from earlier?

Sentence 5

The keys I just put on the desk — where'd they go?