今さらながら
imasara nagara
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belatedly, only now
/imasaɾa nagaɾa/
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Only now, after a delay, someone realizes or says something.
Examples
今さらながらお礼を申し上げます。
Belatedly, I would like to thank you.
今さらながらこの町の良さを実感した。
Only now do I appreciate this town.
今さらながら彼の優しさに気づいた。
Only now do I see how kind he was.
今さらながらですが、一つ質問があります。
This is rather late, but I have a question.
今さらながら自分の失敗を悔やんでいる。
Only now do I regret my mistake.
Meanings
Examples
今さらながら彼の優しさに気づいた。
Only now do I see how kind he was.
今さらながらお礼を申し上げます。
Belatedly, I would like to thank you.
今さらながら自分の失敗を悔やんでいる。
Only now do I regret my mistake.
今さらながらこの町の良さを実感した。
Only now do I appreciate this town.
今さらながらですが、一つ質問があります。
This is rather late, but I have a question.
Etymology
今さら means “at this late stage”; ながら gives the concessive sense “though it is late”.
FAQ
Only now, after a delay, someone realizes or says something.
It is read いまさらながら, written imasara nagara.
When would you use 今さらながら?
Often prefaces a late realization or tactful thanks or question, acknowledging the delay without necessarily saying action is futile.
How is 今さらながら different from 今となっては?
今となっては looks at what the situation has become; this foregrounds the speaker being late to notice or say something.
How does 今さらながら change in a sentence?
A fixed adverbial expression, usually followed by the delayed thought or statement.
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