maintenant
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French maintenant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ̃t.nɑ̃/, /mɛ̃.tə.nɑ̃/
Audio (France): (file)
Adverb
maintenant
- now, currently
- Synonyms: à cette heure, à présent, actuellement, aujourd'hui, en ce moment
Derived terms
Participle
maintenant
- present participle of maintenir
Further reading
- “maintenant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Etymology
From maintenir + -ant. Equivalent to main + tenant.
Adverb
maintenant
Descendants
- French: maintenant
References
- Etymology and history of “maintenant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.