Word Meaning 現在形

げんざいけい genzaikei

現在形 is read as げんざいけい (genzaikei) and means present form.

Meaning

English

  1. present form
  2. present tense

Reading

Kana

げんざいけい

Romaji

genzaikei

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 74256 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

現在進行形

げんざいしんこうけい

present continuous tense

現在完了形

げんざいかんりょうけい

present perfect tense

現在

げんざい

as of

現在時制

げんざいじせい

present

現在地

げんざいち

present location

現在高

げんざいだか

amount on hand

現在世

げんざいせ

this world

現在点

げんざいてん

current point

現在の所

げんざいのところ

at the present time

現在位置

げんざいいち

(one's) current position

現在行番号

げんざいぎょうばんごう

current line number

Example Sentences

6

This sentence is in the present tense.

This sentence is in the present tense.

Is the German in past tense, or is it in present?

There are many uses of the 'present tense' of Japanese grammar which indicate things yet to happen.

Since the tense doesn't match the English sentence, I suggest changing it to present.

I say "should", because theses written in the present tense are still seen around and about.