すでに（すでに）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: already
Example sentences
- 会議はすでに始まっていた。 — The meeting had already started.
- その本はすでに読んだ。 — I've already read that book.
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