Meaning

Primary

Until Now

Alternatives

Up To Now, So Far

Word Type

adverb

Explanation

You know that means now. What you probably don't know is that まで means "until." So, this word means until now.

Reading

いままで
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this word is the kun'yomi reading which you learned previously when you learned the vocab word . You can tell this is a kun'yomi reading because it has hiragana attached. So if you know that, you should be able to read this word as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 今までやってきた

    to be done by now

    今まで見たことがない

    to never have seen something before

    今まで知らなかった

    to not have known something until now

Context Sentences

今まで、ありがとう。

Thanks for everything so far.

今まで何をしていたんですか。

What have you been up to so far?

今までコウイチが言ってたことは本当だった。

What Koichi has been saying until now was true.

Kanji Composition