JLPT N5 · Adverb

また (mata)

また is a Japanese adverb meaning “again; once more”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
また
Romaji
mata
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. again; once more; once again; another time; some other time · adverb · usually written in kana
  2. also; too; as well; likewise · adverb · usually written in kana
  3. on the other hand; while · adverb · usually written in kana
  4. and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore · conjunction · usually written in kana
  5. or; otherwise · conjunction · usually written in kana

Example sentences

また会えて嬉しいよ。
Nice to see you again!
またの機会にしましょう。
Let's make it some other time.
ありがとう。また、次の日にくるようにします。
Thanks. Maybe we'll come back.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1524930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.