すでに vs. もう：How To Quickly Figure Them Out

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既すでに vs. もう：How To Quickly Figure Them Out

JOHN

Someone tell me how to use them!

When you want to use sudeni and mou which mean “Already”, But what is the difference between them? Japanese has a lot of casual and formal words and these are one of them. Since 既すでに and もう are useful words in ordinal conversations, try to use 既すでに and もう after figuring them out.

Let me introduce how to easily use sudeni and mou!

既すでに (sudeni) / もう (mou)

Already

Both “既すでに(sudeni) and もう(mou)” are the same meaning which is “Already”.

The difference between them is that “もう(mou)” is quite casual than “既すでに(sudeni)”.

For instance:

もう着ついたの? (Have you already arrived?) (mou tsuita no) as casual

既すでに着つきましたか？ (Have you already arrived?) (sudeni tsuki mashita ka) as formal(polite)

However, “既すでに” is pretty formal so you could also say

もう着つきましたか？ (Have you already arrived?) (mou tsuki mashita ka) as polite

Thus, “もう着ついたの?(mou tsuita no)” is used as casual, “もう着つきましたか?(mou tsuki mashita ka)” as polite and “既すでに到着とうちゃくしましたか？(sudeni tōchaku shimashita ka)” as formal that all mean “Have you already arrived?”.

The tips for using mou and sudeni are:

“もう(mou)” is used as casual and polite in daily conversations.

“既すでに(sudeni)” is used as formal(polite) especially in business situations.

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Sample

yuka

もう着ついたの！？ (Have you already arrived?) (你已经到了！？) (벌써 도착했어!?) (Cậu đến nơi rồi cơ á!?)（mō tsuita no!?）

tatsuya

もう夜よるご飯食はんたべたの？ (Have you had dinner yet?) (你吃过晚饭了吗？) (저녁 벌써 먹었어?) (Cậu đã ăn tối rồi cơ á?)（mō yoru gohan tabeta no?）

yuka

うん、もう夜よるご飯食はんたべたよー。 (Yes, I’ve already had dinner.) (是的，我已经吃过晚饭了。) (응, 이미 저녁 먹었어.) (Ừ, tớ ăn tối rồi.)（un, mō yoru gohan tabeta yo-.）

tatsuya

もう忙いそがしい時期じきが来きたよ。 (The busiest season of the year has already come.) (已经到了开始忙碌的时期。) (이제 바쁜 시기가 왔다.) (Đợt bận đến rồi đó.) （mō isogashī jiki ga kita yo.）

yuka

もう暑あつくなってきたねー。 (It’s already gotten hot.) (天气已经热起来了。) (이제 더워지기 시작했네.) (Trời nóng lên rồi nhỉ.) （mō atsuku natte kita ne ̄.）

tatsuya

既すでに把握はあくしているよ。 (I’ve already grasped the situation.) (我已经掌握情况了。) (이미 알고 있어.) (Tớ đã biết rồi.) （sudeni haaku shite iru yo.）

yuka

それは既すでに習ならいましたよ。 (This’s what we already have learned.) (那个已经学过了哦。) (그건 이미 배웠어요.) (Cái đó tớ học rồi.) （sore wa sudeni narai mashita yo.）

tatsuya

昨日きのう、連絡れんらくがあった時ときは既すでに寝ねてました。 (Yesterday, when you sent a message I was already sleeping.) (昨天，你联系我的时候，我已经睡着了。) (어제 연락받았을 땐 이미 자고있었어요.) (Hôm qua lúc có cuộc gọi tôi đã ngủ mất rồi.)（kinō, renraku ga atta toki wa sudeni nete mashita.）