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By the way, who are you with 今更

Vocabulary Explanation: After all this time with 今更

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During class, Makoto hears her cat meowing over the school’s intercom. After retrieving her cat, Makoto is confronted by another student. The student, also a witch, verbally reprimands Makoto over the ordeal. A few minutes into their conversation, Makoto asks the girl a question.

真琴(まこと):
「あの～ 今更(いまさら)なんですがお名前(なまえ)は…」
“Um... It's a bit late for this, but what's your name?”
Literal: “Um... this is now, after all this, but your name is...?”

Key Points

1今更なんですが means it is late to ask, but…
  • Makoto realizes she should have asked the other girl’s name earlier.
  • 今更 carries the feeling of “after all this time” or “at this point”.
2お名前は… leaves the request unfinished
  • The omitted ending is something like 何ですか.

Vocabulary

(That)

あの comes before a noun to mean “that” or “those”. It points to someone or something away from both speakers, or something they both know about.

(Now, after all this time)

今更(いまさら) means “now, after all this time”, often with the implication that it is already too late.

(Name)

名前(なまえ) means a name, the word used to identify a person or thing.

See Also

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