No. 32 in Ukrainian
зараз
"Зараз" means "now" or "currently" in English.
In a sentence
Я зараз читаю книгу.
I am currently reading a book.
In this sentence, "зараз" conveys the idea of the present moment or current time, functioning as a temporal adverb.
Зараз нам потрібно вирішити це питання.
Now we need to solve this issue.
Here, "зараз" emphasizes immediacy or urgency, suggesting that the task is a priority to address right away.
Можеш допомогти мені зараз?
Can you help me now?
In this request, "зараз" specifies the time at which the help is needed, indicating that it is required immediately or in the very near future.
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