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また今度

mata kondo

Description

「また今度」は、今はできないことを、後の別の日にしようと言うときのことばです。

"また今度" is a word used when you want to say that something that can't be done now will be done on another day later.

やわらかく約束をさけたいときにもよく使います。

It is also often used when you want to gently avoid making a promise.

Meanings

また今度mata kondo

next time; some other time

今日は忙しいから、また今度ね。

I'm busy today, so let's do it another time.

また今度mata kondo

a polite way to softly decline

飲み会は、また今度にします。

Let's postpone the drinking party until another time.

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Notes

  • Form

    また (again) + 今度 (this time / next time) = a set phrase meaning 'next time'.

  • Nuance

    often a gentle, indirect refusal, so 'また今度' may mean the plan never happens.

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