nu

Adv

1. now, at the present moment
2. now, this time (indicating a certain amount of impatience)

Conj

now (that)

Noun

n (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ny/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: nu

Inherited from Old Dutch: nū

Borrowed from Ancient Greek: νῦ

In summary

From Middle Dutch nu, from Old Dutch nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu.

Concepts

now

at present

nu

nowadays

well

present

currently

at the moment

these days

today

at this time

well then

now

now

now

now

now

now

at this moment in time

at this moment

henceforth

immediately

in due course

in these days

popularly

right now

Synonyms

nou

thans

tegenwoordig

wel

welnu

heden

enfin

komaan

tja

vandaag

welaan

momenteel

heden ten dage

vanaf

hát

huidig

nos

op het ogenblik

voortaan

Translations

ahora

jetzt

maintenant

agora

nun

ara

teraz

ora

adesso

nunc

τώρα

şimdi

gegenwärtig

ya

obecnie

Sentences

Dus wat gaan we nu doen ?

So what are we going to do next?

Wij zijn daar nu trouwens weer mee bezig .

Indeed we are in the process of doing so now.

Laat ons dan nu terugkeren tot het verslag .

Let us return to the report itself.

Ik ga nu met veel belangstelling naar het debat luisteren .

I am now very much looking forward to listening to the debate.

We hebben nu een initiatiefrecht voor de burgers .

We now have a right of initiative for the citizens.

Helaas is de dodo nu uitgestorven .

Unfortunately, the dodo is now extinct.