No. 376 in Turkish
şimdi
"Şimdi" means "now" in English.
In a sentence
Şimdi gidiyorum.
I am leaving now.
The word 'şimdi' is used to indicate the present moment, emphasizing immediacy or current action.
Şimdi ne yapmalıyız?
What should we do now?
Here, 'şimdi' functions to spotlight current concerns or actions that need to be addressed.
O zaman gideriz dedi, ama şimdi burada.
He said he would leave then, but now he is here.
In this character, 'şimdi' contrasts the present against previous statements or contexts, emphasizing the current state.
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