JLPT N2 · Noun / adverb

ただいま (tadaima)

ただいま is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “I'm home!; I'm back!”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ただいま
Romaji
tadaima
Word class
Noun / adverb
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me! · interjection · usually written in kana, abbreviation
  2. now; at present; at the moment · adverb, noun · usually written in kana
  3. just now; a moment ago · adverb · usually written in kana
  4. at once; right away; in a minute; shortly; soon · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

ただいま、お母さん。
I'm home, Mom!
申し訳ありませんが、ただ今満室になっています。
I'm afraid we're quite full at the moment.
メアリーはただいま戻ったところです。
Mary has just come home.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1538960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.