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JLPT N3 · Adverb

まあ (maa)

まあ is a Japanese adverb meaning “just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
まあ
Romaji
maa
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now · adverb · when urging or consoling
  2. tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly · adverb
  3. well ...; I think ...; it would seem ...; you might say ...; Hmmm, I guess so ... · adverb · when hesitating to express an opinion
  4. oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious! · interjection · feminine

Example sentences

まあ、ちょっとは私の身にもなってくださいよ。
Just put yourself in my shoes.
Tatoeba #195815

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

Source: JMdict entry 1012050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.