今こん夏か

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

this summer; next summer; last summer

Temporal noun/adverb meaning 'this summer' in most contexts. Can also refer to 'next summer' or 'last summer' depending on tense and context, similar to other relative time expressions like 来年 or 去年. The intended meaning is usually clear from the sentence.

今こん夏かは特とくに暑あついですね。
This summer is especially hot, isn't it?
今こん夏か、海かい外がい旅りょ行こうに行いく予よ定ていです。
I plan to travel abroad this summer.
今こん夏かの売うり上あげは昨さく年ねんを上うわ回まわった。
Sales this summer exceeded last year's.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が今こん夏か発はつ売ばいされるsomething is scheduled to go on sale this summer
この新しん型がたスマートフォンは今こん夏か発はつ売ばいされる予よ定ていです。
This new smartphone is scheduled to be released this summer.
今こん夏か、〈場ば所しょ〉で〈事こと〉が開かい催さいされるan event will be held somewhere this summer
今こん夏か、東とう京きょうで国こく際さい会かい議ぎが開かい催さいされる。
An international conference will be held in Tokyo this summer.
今こん夏か中ちゅうに〈動どう詞し〉to do something within this summer (before it ends)
今こん夏か中ちゅうに工こう事じを完かん了りょうさせる予よ定ていだ。
They plan to finish the construction work by the end of this summer.