今度(こんど)

こんど
noun
this time; next time; soon
time-general
1. this time, now
The present occasion or attempt.
今度(こんど)こそ成功(せいこう)する。
This time I'll definitely succeed.
今度(こんど)こそ emphasizes determination
今度(こんど)は私(わたし)が払(はら)います。
This time I'll pay.
今度(こんど)の試験(しけん)は難(むずか)しかった。
This test was difficult.
今度(こんど)はうまくいくといいね。
I hope it goes well this time.
今度(こんど)は失敗(しっぱい)しないようにしよう。
Let's try not to fail this time.
2. next time, one of these days
A future occasion, often unspecified.
今度(こんど)食事(しょくじ)に行(い)きましょう。
Let's go eat sometime soon.
Future meaning
今度(こんど)の日曜日(にちようび)
This coming Sunday
今度(こんど)また遊(あそ)びに来(き)てね。
Come visit again sometime.
Casual invitation
今度(こんど)、映画(えいが)を見(み)に行(い)こう。
Let's go see a movie sometime.
今度(こんど)、日本(にほん)に行(い)きたいです。
I want to go to Japan someday.
今度(こんど)結婚(けっこん)することになりました。
I'm getting married soon.
Future occasion, so sense 2 — not the 'recently' sense
3. recently, the other day
A recent occasion (context-dependent).
今度(こんど)引(ひ)っ越(こ)しました。
I moved recently.
Recent past meaning
今度(こんど)入(はい)った新(あたら)しい会社(かいしゃ)はいいところだ。
The new company I recently joined is a good place.
今度(こんど)買(か)った車(くるま)を見(み)せてよ。
Show me the car you recently bought.
今度(こんど)転勤(てんきん)になったんです。
It's been decided that I'm being transferred.

今度(こんど) can mean 'this time,' 'next time,' or 'recently' depending on context.

Key patterns

Note: When declining an invitation, 今度(こんど)また ('next time') can be a polite way to say 'not now' without committing to a specific future date.

Related

Related Words

Related: 次(つぎ) (next (more specific))
Related: 今回(こんかい) (this time (more formal))
Compare: 次(つぎ)に (next)
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Added 2026.1.8 21:10 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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