How to Say ‘Now he went out.’ in Japanese
今、彼は出ました。
ima kare wa de mashi ta
[ee-mah kah-REH wah de mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: 出ました is the past form of 出る "go out". In this situation it means "he has come out".
Phrase Breakdown
今
ima
[ee-mah]
now
Refers to the present moment or current time.
今、忙しいです。
I am busy now.
彼
kare
[kah-REH]
he
Third-person pronoun for a male person.
彼は元気です。
He is fine.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
出
de
[de]
come out; appear
出 is from 出る, meaning to come out, flow, or appear.
水が出ますが、お湯は出ません。
Water comes out, but hot water does not.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.
昨日は多くのことを学びました。
I learned many things yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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