今となっては

ima to natte wa
/ima to natte wa/
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Looking at something from the changed present.

Examples

  • 今となっては、計画を変えることはできない。
    At this point, we cannot change the plan.
  • 今となっては、なぜ彼が辞めたのか分からない。
    Now, I have no way to know why he resigned.
  • 昔は高価だったが、今となっては誰でも買える。
    It used to be expensive, but now anyone can buy one.
  • あの苦労も今となっては懐かしい。
    Even those hardships feel nostalgic now.
  • 今となっては彼に謝るすべもない。
    By now, I have no way to apologize to him.

Similar words

もはや
今や
今では

Meanings

Now that things have changed

time
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Used to look back from the present after time or events have changed what can be known, felt or done.

Examples

  • 今となっては、なぜ彼が辞めたのか分からない。
    Now, I have no way to know why he resigned.
  • あの苦労も今となっては懐かしい。
    Even those hardships feel nostalgic now.
  • 今となっては、計画を変えることはできない。
    At this point, we cannot change the plan.
  • 昔は高価だったが、今となっては誰でも買える。
    It used to be expensive, but now anyone can buy one.
  • 今となっては彼に謝るすべもない。
    By now, I have no way to apologize to him.

Similar words

Etymology

今 means now, and となっては frames the present as the stage that has been reached after a change.

FAQ

What does 今となっては mean?

Looking at something from the changed present.

How do you read 今となっては?

It is read いまとなっては, written ima to natte wa.

When would you use 今となっては?

It often introduces regret, hindsight or contrast between an earlier situation and the present.

How is 今となっては different from 今では?

今では simply says how things are now; this phrase more strongly looks back at a change or lost possibility.

How does 今となっては change in a sentence?

An invariant expression placed before a clause, usually with a comma or pause.

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