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最早

もはや

already; by now; no longer (with a negative)

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Examples

  1. 最早言うことはない。

    もはやいうことはない。

    I have nothing further to say.

  2. 最早手遅れだ。

    もはやておくれだ。

    It is already too late.

  3. 最早引き返すことはできない。

    もはやひきかえすことはできない。

    There is no turning back now.

  4. 彼の作品は最早芸術と呼んでも差し支えない。

    かれのさくひんはもはやげいじゅつとよんでもさしつかえない。

    His work may by now fairly be called art.

Common patterns

最早手遅れ
already too late
最早〜ない
no longer ~
最早限界だ
we are already at our limit

Memory tip

Written もはや in practice. Unlike もう it is literary and carries resignation or finality, and with a negative it means 'no longer' — 最早間に合わない, it can no longer be helped.

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