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TOPIK 2adverb

이제

ije

이제 + present/future: 이제 가요

now (from this point on); already

Example

이제 한국 음식을 잘 먹을 수 있어요.

Now I can eat Korean food well.

Word parts

이 'this' + 제 'time', the same 제 as in 언제 'when'.

Good to know

이제 suggests a change from before; 지금 simply means the present moment.