Already in different languages

Already in Different Languages

Discover 'Already' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'already' is a small but powerful term that indicates the completion of an action before another time or reference point. It's a common word in everyday language, and its significance lies in its ability to convey the sequence and completion of events. Already has cultural importance in literature, music, and everyday conversations, as it helps us express our thoughts and emotions more accurately.

Moreover, the word 'already' has a rich history and is associated with various interesting facts. For instance, in Old English, the word 'alredes' was used, which evolved into 'alredy' in Middle English before finally becoming 'already' in Modern English. This evolution showcases the dynamic nature of language and how words can change over time.

As language learners and cultural enthusiasts, understanding the translation of 'already' in different languages can broaden our perspectives and enhance our communication skills. Here are some translations of 'already' in various languages:

Already


Already in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansalreeds
'Reeds' is an Afrikaans word meaning 'already', which is derived from the Dutch word 'reeds' with the same meaning.
Amharicቀድሞውኑ
The word "ቀድሞውኑ" can also mean "before" or "previously".
Hausariga
The word "riga" has alternate meanings such as "to make", "to do", and "to become".
Igbougbua
The Igbo word "ugbua," meaning "already," also connotes "now," "presently," or "immediately."
Malagasyefa
The Malagasy word "EFA" also means "to get", "to obtain", or "to receive".
Nyanja (Chichewa)kale
The word "kale" in Nyanja can also mean "completely" or "utterly".
Shonakare
Kare can also mean "already" or "in the past".
Somalimar hore
"Mar hore" (already) in Somali comes from the verb "marin" (to remain or stay) and thus connotes an ongoing state of being.
Sesothoe se e ntse e le teng
It is a compound of 'e se' and 'tse teng,' which mean 'it is a thing of the present' or 'it is already.'
Swahilitayari
The word 'tayari' also denotes being prepared or in readiness.
Xhosasele
The word 'sele' may also be used as a suffix to emphasize or intensify the meaning of another word.
Yorubatẹlẹ
The Yoruba word "tẹlẹ" (already) is also used to mean "before", or "in advance" in the context of time.
Zuluvele
Vele is also used in Zulu to emphasize an action to be completed in the near future.
Bambarakelen
Ewedo ŋgɔ xoxo
Kinyarwandabimaze
Lingaladeja
Lugandaokumala
Sepedišetše
Twi (Akan)dada

Already in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicسابقا
سابقا is also used to describe a divorced woman whose waiting period (iddah) has expired.
Hebrewכְּבָר
The word "כְּבָר" is also used as an intensifier (literally, "too much") and to indicate "in the meantime".
Pashtoدمخه
The word "دمخه" in Pashto has alternate meanings such as "so much" and "very much".
Arabicسابقا
سابقا is also used to describe a divorced woman whose waiting period (iddah) has expired.

Already in Western European Languages

Albaniantashmë
The Albanian word "tashmë" is derived from the Greek "tasima", meaning "to carry" or "to transport".
Basquejadanik
The word "jadanik" can also mean "already done" or "finished" in Basque.
Catalanja
The word "ja" also means "now" or "then" in Catalan.
Croatianveć
The word "već" derives from the Proto-Slavic term "vьsь", meaning "all," and is cognate with other Slavic languages such as Russian "весь" (vesʹ) and Polish "wszystek" (wszy-stek).
Danishallerede
The word "allerede" comes from the Old Norse word "allreiðr", meaning "fully prepared".
Dutchnu al
Nu al is derived from Dutch "nu" (now) and Old Dutch "al" (already), and can also mean "immediately" or "right away".
Englishalready
The word 'already' originated in the Old English phrase 'eallra de' meaning 'completely,' 'wholly,' and 'altogether,' and it originally had a strong sense of finality.
Frenchdéjà
The word "déjà" derives from the Old French "desjà" and is related to the Italian "già."
Frisianal
Frisian "al" is cognate with Dutch "al", which can also mean "always"
Galicianxa
The word "xa" can also mean "that" or "then" in some contexts.
Germanbereits
The German word "bereits" is derived from the Old High German word "bereita", meaning "ready" or "prepared".
Icelandicnú þegar
The word "nú þegar" can also mean "right now" or "immediately" in Icelandic.
Irishcheana féin
The word "cheana féin" literally means "time itself" or "time that exists".
Italiangià
"Già" can also mean "indeed" or "however" in Italian.
Luxembourgishschonn
"Schon" comes from the Old High German "scōni", meaning "beautiful" or "radiant"
Maltesediġà
'Diġà' in Maltese originates, via Old Italian 'già' from Latin 'iam', and was originally a term for 'recently' or 'soon'. It can also mean 'henceforth', 'hence', 'thereupon' or 'by then'.
Norwegianallerede
Derived from Old Norse "allraedi" where the "raedr" part meant prepared or ready.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
Originally "já" meant "there", the word was borrowed from Sanskrit and became the adverb "already" in Portuguese.
Scots Gaelicmu thràth
Mu thràth comes from the Gaelic words "mu" (of) and "tràth" (time). It can also mean "from now on" or "henceforth".
Spanishya
“Ya” is a homophone of the second person singular informal pronoun in Spanish, which may cause confusion in some contexts.
Swedishredan
In Swedish, the word "redan" can also mean "a long time ago" or "previously."
Welsheisoes
The word "eisoes" is derived from the Middle Welsh word "eiss" or "eis" and the suffix "-oes". "Eiss" or "eis" meant "to go into" or "to be in".

Already in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianужо
The word "ужо" in Belarusian is a cognate of the Russian "уже", which also means "already". Additionally, "ужо" can mean "snake" in some Belarusian dialects.
Bosnianveć
Although the word 'već' typically means 'already' in Bosnian, it can also mean 'more' or 'too much' in certain contexts.
Bulgarianвече
The word "вече" in Bulgarian can also mean "council" or "assembly".
Czechjiž
The word "již" can also mean "downstream" or refer to a type of water plant resembling horsetail.
Estonianjuba
The word "juba" in Estonian also means "mane" or "crest", and is thought to be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ģheubh-, meaning "to cover" or "to protect".
Finnishjo
The word "jo" can also mean "yes" or "indeed" in Finnish.
Hungarianmár
The word "már" in Hungarian can also mean "already", "yet", or "more".
Latvianjau
The Latvian word "jau" can also mean "even", "yet" or "again" depending on context.
Lithuanianjau
The word "jau" in Lithuanian can also mean "now", "immediately", or "just".
Macedonianвеќе
Although in other Slavic languages 'веќе' means 'more' or 'plus', its equivalent is 'вече', not 'веќе' in these languages
Polishjuż
The word "już" originally denoted the act of moving and later on acquired the meaning of "completion of the action".
Romaniandeja
The Romanian word "deja" also means "recently", sharing its etymological origin with the French word "déjà".
Russianуже
"Уже" derives from the adverb "уже" (narrow), meaning it originally signified "to a narrow extent, to a restricted quantity" in Old Russian and later came to mean "to a sufficient extent, to a necessary quantity".
Serbianвећ
In Serbian, "већ" also means "but" or "however" and originated from the Old Church Slavonic word "веще", meaning "but".
Slovak
The word "už" is cognate to the Russian word "уже", also meaning "already", and has a secondary meaning of "narrow", referring to a constriction or narrow passage.
Slovenianže
The Slovenian word "že" can also mean "then", "now", or "indeed".
Ukrainianвже
"Вже" in Ukrainian is derived from the Old East Slavic "ўже", meaning "narrow" or "tight". Its current meaning of "already" emerged due to its association with the idea of a narrowing time frame.

Already in South Asian Languages

Bengaliইতিমধ্যে
"ইতিমধ্যে" (itimadhye) can also mean "in the meantime" in Bengali.
Gujaratiપહેલેથી જ
The Gujarati word "પહેલેથી જ" literally means "since before" but it commonly means "already".
Hindiपहले से
The word 'पहले से' ('already' in Hindi) can also mean 'from before' or 'in advance'.
Kannadaಈಗಾಗಲೇ
The word 'ಈಗಾಗಲೇ' in Kannada can also mean 'by now' or 'at this time'.
Malayalamഇതിനകം
The word "ഇതിനകം" can also be used to mean "within", "inside", or "in the course of."
Marathiआधीच
The word "आधीच" in Marathi can also mean "in advance" or "prior to".
Nepaliपहिले नै
The word पहिले नै is a compound word consisting of पहिले meaning "before" and नै, a particle expressing emphasis or finality.
Punjabiਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)දැනටමත්
Tamilஏற்கனவே
"ஏற்கனவே" comes from the Tamil root "ஏற்" (to receive) and "கன்" (past), hence "that which has been received". It can also refer to prior events, actions, or conditions.
Teluguఇప్పటికే
"ఇప్పటికే" can also be used with a negative sense in Telugu, meaning "even now" or "until now."
Urduپہلے سے
" پہلے سے " when broken down into its parts means "before" and "from", it is often used to refer to something that has already happened, or has been done.

Already in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)已经
The character 已 in 已经 also appears in已然 and已过, all of which have similar meanings
Chinese (Traditional)已經
In Mandarin Chinese, 已經 can also mean "to have" or "to be".
Japanese既に
既に is used exclusively in writing and is not encountered in spoken Japanese.
Korean이미
The word '이미' can also mean 'yet', 'still', or 'even now'.
Mongolianаль хэдийн
The word "аль хэдийн" is also used in the sense of "immediately" or "right now".
Myanmar (Burmese)ရှိပြီးသား

Already in South East Asian Languages

Indonesiansudah
"Sudah" comes from the Old Javanese word "husada," which means "medicine" or "to heal."
Javanesewis
The word "wis" in Javanese is also often used informally to show empathy towards the other party's feelings in the form of sympathy, condolences, or disappointment.
Khmerរួចទៅហើយ
The Khmer word "រួចទៅហើយ" can also mean "to be finished" or "to be over".
Laoແລ້ວ
The Lao word ແລ້ວ can also mean 'finished', 'done', 'over', or 'completed'.
Malaysudah
Malay "sudah" originates from Sanskrit "husta" or "hrsta" meaning "exhausted" or "spent". Malay "sudah" also means "done" or "finished".
Thaiแล้ว
While the word "แล้ว" often translates to "already", it can also mean "finished", "done", or "past" in Thai.
Vietnameseđã sẵn sàng
The term "đã sẵn sàng" can also refer to a state of readiness or preparedness in a more general sense.
Filipino (Tagalog)na

Already in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanionsuz da
"Onsuz" is the Azerbaijani form of "önce" in Turkish, which means "before" and is in many ways the opposite of "onsuz da".
Kazakhқазірдің өзінде
Kyrgyzмурунтан эле
The word "мурунтан эле" in Kyrgyz originally meant "at that time" or "earlier" but gradually started being used with the meaning "already".
Tajikаллакай
The word "аллакай" in Tajik is derived from the Persian word "الحال" (al-haal), which means "at present" or "now".
Turkmeneýýäm
Uzbekallaqachon
The Uzbek word "allaqachon" is derived from the Arabic word "al-lahu akbar," meaning "God is greatest".
Uyghurئاللىبۇرۇن

Already in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianua
"Ua" can also mean "rain" and is pronounced differently in these two contexts.
Maorikua
"Kua" can also mean "cooked" or "ripe".
Samoanua uma
'Ua uma' in Samoan can also mean 'already finished', or 'exhausted'.
Tagalog (Filipino)na
The Tagalog word "na" can also indicate the completion or fulfilment of an action, similar to the English "done".

Already in American Indigenous Languages

Aymaraya
Guaranioĩma

Already in International Languages

Esperantojam
"Jam" is also used in Esperanto to mean "confiture" or "jam" (the food).
Latiniam
The Latin word "iam" means not only "already" but also "soon" or "forthwith".

Already in Others Languages

Greekήδη
Ήδη is also found in Ancient Greek as an adverb in the meaning of "now," "presently" or "from now on."
Hmonglawm
The Hmong word "lawm" can also be used to describe a feeling of being ready, prepared, or set.
Kurdishêdî
The word 'êdî' in Kurdish also means 'again' and 'still', and is derived from the Persian word 'îdî' meaning 'festival' or 'holiday'.
Turkishzaten
The Turkish word "zaten" is related to Arabic "az-zaman" (the time) and also refers to a fixed, unchangeable situation "like the time/era".
Xhosasele
The word 'sele' may also be used as a suffix to emphasize or intensify the meaning of another word.
Yiddishשוין
In Yiddish, "שוין" means not only "already," but also "well then" or "so what?"
Zuluvele
Vele is also used in Zulu to emphasize an action to be completed in the near future.
Assameseইতিমধ্যে
Aymaraya
Bhojpuriपहिले से
Dhivehiމިހާރުވެސް
Dogriअग्गें
Filipino (Tagalog)na
Guaranioĩma
Ilocanoaddan
Kriodɔn
Kurdish (Sorani)خۆی
Maithiliपहिनहि सँ
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯍꯥꯟꯅꯅ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕ
Mizodiam
Oromosilumaan
Odia (Oriya)ପୂର୍ବରୁ
Quechuañam
Sanskritपूर्वमेव
Tatarинде
Tigrinyaክውን
Tsonganakhale

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