Thursday, January 10, 2019

grammar - How can I say "Right now", or "At that exact moment"?



Saying "now" is easy, with 今, but in my experience that doesn't express so much "right now, this instant" as it does "currently". I am looking for structure that translates these examples well:



  • I have just now been thinking about that.

  • At that exact moment, X happened.


Edit: I also know that I have heard a grammatical structure for "I was in the middle of something (watching TV) and then I was interrupted by X (the phone ringing / an earthquake)". Anyone knows what I mean?



Answer



If you are looking for the word for "moment", I think 瞬間 is the most appropriate.


その瞬間に起こりました
At that exact moment, it happened.



As for "I have just now been thinking about that", you can use ただ今.


ただ今考えてました
I have just now been thinking about that.


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