ただいま

Japanese

Japanese phrasebook

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Alternative forms

ただ今, 只今

Etymology

Short of 只(ただ)今(いま)、帰(かえ)りました (tadaima, kaerimashita, “I'm back right now”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ただいま [tàdáímáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
(Tokyo) ただいま [tàdáímá] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ta̠da̠ima̠]

Adverb

ただいま • (tadaima)

ただ今, 只今: presently, right away, right now, just now

Interjection

ただいま • (tadaima)

ただ今, 只今: hello; here I am; I'm home (said by a person coming back home, a stock phrase required by the Japanese etiquette)

See also

お帰(かえ)りなさい (okaerinasai), お帰(かえ)り (okaeri)
行(い)ってきます (itte kimasu), いってきます (itte kimasu)
行(い)ってらっしゃい (itterasshai), いってらっしゃい (itterasshai)

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