maintenant

maintenant

"Maintenant" means "now."

Here, 'maintenant' indicates the current time during which the action takes place.

Je travaille maintenant sur une nouvelle idée.

I am now working on a new idea.

The phrase 'maintenant que' is used to indicate the current completed condition that allows the subsequent action.

Maintenant que tout est prêt, commençons.

Now that everything is ready, let's begin.

In this sentence, 'maintenant' specifies the point in time being contrasted with the later availability mentioned.

Il n'est pas disponible maintenant, il reviendra plus tard.

He is not available now; he will come back later.