aujourd'hui

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/o.ʒuʁ.dɥi/
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The present day, whether a single calendar day or the current era.
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Examples

  • Je travaille aujourd'hui.
    I am working today.
  • Le musée est fermé aujourd'hui.
    The museum is closed today.
  • Ils cherchent à comprendre l'aujourd'hui.
    They seek to understand the present day.
  • Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
    The weather is nice today.
  • Les enfants d'aujourd'hui grandissent avec Internet.
    Children today grow up with the internet.

Similar words

maintenant
à présent
en ce jour
époque actuelle
de nos jours
actuellement
ce jour
présent

Meanings

On this day

adverb
time
neutral
On the calendar day when the speaker is speaking.

Examples

  • Je travaille aujourd'hui.
    I am working today.
  • Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
    The weather is nice today.
  • Le musée est fermé aujourd'hui.
    The museum is closed today.
  • Nous partons aujourd'hui, pas demain.
    We are leaving today, not tomorrow.
  • As-tu du temps aujourd'hui ?
    Do you have time today?

Similar words

ce jour
en ce jour

In the present age

adverb
time
neutral
In the current era, in contrast to an earlier period.

Examples

  • Aujourd'hui, beaucoup de gens travaillent à distance.
    Nowadays, many people work remotely.
  • La ville d'aujourd'hui est très différente.
    The city today is very different.
  • Ce mot est rarement utilisé aujourd'hui.
    This word is rarely used today.
  • Les enfants d'aujourd'hui grandissent avec Internet.
    Children today grow up with the internet.
  • On voyage plus facilement aujourd'hui qu'autrefois.
    People travel more easily nowadays than in the past.

Similar words

de nos jours
actuellement
à présent
maintenant

The present as a noun

noun
time
literary
The present time or era treated as a thing, especially in literary writing.

Examples

  • Son roman décrit un aujourd'hui incertain.
    His novel describes an uncertain present.
  • Ils cherchent à comprendre l'aujourd'hui.
    They seek to understand the present day.
  • Cet aujourd'hui ressemble peu à celui de ses parents.
    This present age is very different from that of his parents.
  • Il faut penser l'aujourd'hui sans oublier hier.
    We must think about today without forgetting yesterday.
  • Le livre oppose plusieurs aujourd'hui possibles.
    The book contrasts several possible presents.

Similar words

présent
époque actuelle

Etymology

Built from au jour d'hui, ‘on the day of today’. Old French hui already meant ‘today’ and comes from Latin hodie.

FAQ

What does aujourd'hui usually mean?

It usually means today, the current calendar day.

Can aujourd'hui mean ‘nowadays’?

Yes. It can refer to the present age rather than one day.

Is aujourd'hui a single word?

Yes. The apostrophe is part of its spelling.

Can aujourd'hui be a noun?

Rarely, especially in literary writing, it can name the present time.

Where does aujourd'hui come from?

It includes Old French hui, ‘today’, from Latin hodie.

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