/naʊ/

• 1  adv. [at this time; immediately] orain; [these days, currently] gaur egun, gaur, egun; [at last, already] jadanik, jada, ja, dagoeneko

  what shall we do now?: zer egin behar dugu orain?

  nobody would think of doing that now: gaur egun inork ez luke pentsatuko hori egiterik

  it’s too late now: dagoeneko berandu da

  can I go now?: joan naiteke ja?

• 2  adv. [up to present] orain dela x egun, orain dela x aste, joan deneko, joan diren; egunak dira, urteak dira

  they’ve been married now for 30 years: orain dela 30 urtetik daude ezkonduta; joan diren 30 urteotan daude ezkonduta

  it’s some days now since I heard anything: egunak dira ezer entzun ez dudala

• 3  adv. [in time expressions] [at this moment] oraintxe bertan; [a moment ago] orain dela gutxi

  she was here just now: oraintxe bertan hemen zegoen

• 4  adv. [in these circumstances] orain; ba- (aditz trinkoei erantsita); ø (aditz perifrastikoa eskuarki esaldiaren hasieran)

  now we won't be able to go: orain ezingo gara joan

  how can I believe you now?: nola fidatuko naiz orain zurekin?

  now what (do we do)?: eta orain, zer?

  now look what you've done!: begira zer egin duzun!

• 5  adv. [well] bueno, ondo

  now there’s a thought: ez da ideia txarra

  now, as you all know ...: bueno, denok dakizuen bezala...

• 6  adv. [come on] tira, ea

  now Fred, you don't really mean that: tira Fred, ez zabiltza benetan

  now, now, don't get so upset!: tira, ez zaitez horrela jarri!

  now then, what's the trouble?: ea, zein da arazoa?

  come now, you must be hungry: tira, gosea eduki behar duzu

• 7  pron. orain, oraintxe

  now is your chance to talk to him: orain duzu aukera berarekin berba egiteko

  now is the best time to go to Scotland: oraintxe da Eskoziara joateko garairik onena