到现在也没回来
“since he left yesterday.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
昨天出去以后
“hasn't returned”
到现在也没回来
“since he left yesterday.”
这可是不太正常
“This isn't normal.”
“Something must be wrong because they should have been back by now.”
In Chinese culture, family members or close community members keep close track of each other's whereabouts, and staying out overnight without notice is seen as highly alarming.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
up until now / so far
Use this time adverbial at the beginning of a clause to emphasize duration leading up to the present moment.
still haven't come back
A common colloquial pattern combining '也' and negative verb to express failure of an expected action to happen.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That brat still isn't back.”
“and still hasn't returned, sir.”
“He took leave several days ago and hasn't come back.”
“It's been a long time since he left.”