Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Now, at present, at this time: Refers to the current moment or period, emphasizing a shift from a past situation to the current one. It often carries a tone of reflection or contrast with the past.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Giờ đây, mọi thứ đã thay đổi. (Now, everything has changed.)
  • Cô ấy giờ đây là một bác sĩ nổi tiếng. (She is now a famous doctor.)
  • Giờ đây chúng tôi hiểu vấn đề rồi. (We understand the problem now.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to start a sentence or clause to strongly frame a statement about the current situation, often contrasting it with "trước đây" (before, in the past).
  • Trước đây rất khó khăn, nhưng giờ đây cuộc sống đã dễ dàng hơn. (It was very difficult before, but now life is easier.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bây giờ (adv): now, at this moment. (A more common, general synonym for "now".)

  • Bây giờ là mấy giờ? (What time is it now?)

• Hiện nay (adv): presently, currently. (Often used in formal or written contexts to describe the present period.)

  • Hiện nay, công nghệ phát triển rất nhanh. (Currently, technology develops very quickly.)

• Lúc này (adv): at this time, at this moment.

  • Lúc này, anh ấy đang bận. (At this moment, he is busy.)

Synonyms

• Now: at the present time.
• At present: at this particular time.
• Currently: at the present time.
• Nowadays: in the present period, contrasting with the past.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Giờ đây thì...: Now then... / Now that... (Used to introduce a conclusion or observation based on the present.)
  • Giờ đây thì tôi đã biết sự thật. (Now I know the truth.)

adv

1. now, at present