ただ今（ただいま）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 4)
Meaning: just now/at present
Example sentences
- ただ今、戻りました。 — I'm back.
- ただ今、電話に出られません。 — I can't take your call right now.
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