mou

Word
もうmou
Meaning
already; more; again
Part of speech
adverb
Pronunciation
Course
Japanese
Lesson
Verbs in the past tense

Usages of mou

もう　食たべました　か？mou tabemashita ka?
Did you eat already?
もう　一いっ回かい　言いって　ください。mou ikkai itte kudasai.
Please say it again.
もう　えび　が　食たべられません。mou ebi ga taberaremasen.
I cannot eat more shrimp.
もう　行いかない。mou ikanai.
I won't go again.
もうすぐmousugu
before long; soon; nearly
母はは　は　スウプ　の　味あじ　を　見みて　もう　少すこし　塩しお　を　入いれた。haha wa suupu no aji o mite mou sukoshi shio o ireta.
My mother tasted the soup and added a little more salt.
Sentence from Tatoeba
もう　朝あさご飯はん　を　食たべました。mou asagohan o tabemashita.
I've already eaten breakfast.
終おわり　が　近ちかい　です。　もう　時じ間かん　が　ありません。owari ga chikai desu. mou jikan ga arimasen.
The end is near. There's no longer any time left.
仕し事ごと　は　もう　終おえました　か。shigoto wa mou oemashita ka.
Did you already finish work?
もう　十じゅう時じ　だ。　そろそろ　行いった　方ほう　が　いい。mou juuji da. sorosoro itta hou ga ii.
It's already 10 o'clock. (You)'d better go soon.
大だい学がく　を　卒そつ業ぎょうして　から、　もう　四よ年ねん　に　なった。daigaku o sotsugyoushite kara, mou yonen ni natta.
It's already beenbecome 4 years since I graduated from university.
スカイダイビング　は　怖こわかった　です。　もう　二に度どと　やりません。sukaidaibingu wa kowakatta desu. mou nidoto yarimasen.
Skydiving was scary. I will never do it again.
バス　は　もう　出でた。basu wa mou deta.
The bus already left.
もう　行いきたく　ない。mou ikitaku nai.
I don't want to go anymore.
もう　たくさん　です。mou takusan desu.
I've had enough.
もう　やめて。mou yamete.
Stop it already.
もう、　とても　疲つかれて　いる。　　すぐ　寝ねない　と　いけない。mou, totemo tsukarete iru. sugu nenai to ikenai.
I’m so tired already. I have to sleep soon.
もう　仕し事ごと　を　終おえました　か。mou shigoto o oemashita ka.
Did you already finish work?
多た分ぶん　もう　寝ねて　いる。tabun mou nete iru.
(He)'s probably already sleeping.
あのう、　ビール　を　もう　一いっ本ぽん　お願ねがいします。anou, biiru o mou ippon onegaishimasu.
Um, another (bottle of) beer please.
あちら　は　もう　閉しまって　います。achira wa mou shimatte imasu.
That place over there is already closed.
もう　宿しゅく題だい　を　やった。mou shukudai o yatta.
(I) already did (my) homework.
もう　出でる　の？mou deru no?
Are you leaving already?
もう　お菓か子し　を　食たべないこと　に　する。mou okashi o tabenaikoto ni suru.
I've decided not to eat sweets anymore.
あんな　映えい画が　は　もう　二に度どと　見みたく　ない。anna eiga wa mou nidoto mitaku nai.
I don't want to see such a movie ever again.
もう　大だい丈じょう夫ぶ　だ　なあ。mou daijoubu da naa.
It's all right now, I guess.

なあ is used here to express a soft, reflective assertion

この　橋はし　は　もう　信しん頼らい　できない。kono hashi wa mou shinrai dekinai.
This bridge is no longer reliable.
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