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1. My dictionary gives many meanings for 今度, they include "this time" as well as "next time". How can it mean both? Since it is 今 in it, shouldn't it only mean "this time"?

  2. Also, I am confused between 今回 and 今度. The dictionary says that both translate to this time. What is the difference between them? I really can't get my head around this.

  3. Finally, is this correct:

last time: 先度、先回 - dictionary gives different meaning for both

this time: 今度、今回 - dictionary gives similar meaning for both

next time: 来度、来回 - don't exist in dictionary? I wonder why
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grammar words english-to-japanese
Does 今度 mean "this time" or "next time"?
1) Yes, can be both. I think that is so because of 今 meaning itself: " **now**
; the present time; just now; **soon** ; immediately; **one more** ​"

I dunno about 2) and 3), sorry. But on the net I found this answer:

"今回 stands for the near future or this time. For example, “We are going to
watch ‘Mononoke Princess’ in Japanese this time(今回).”

今度 stands for the next time, but you sometimes you don’t know when it’s going
to happen. “I would like to visit friends in Hawaii next
time(今度).”([Source](http://lang-8.com/568038/journals/307671687775623435202158166189771181776))

And this:

"「今回」は今からすぐ来る機会のことを指します。例えば、「今回はあいさつを勉強しましょう。」とか「今回はゆるしてあげます。」など。「今度」は少し時間が経った後の機会を指します。例えば「今度はフランスへ行きたい。」など。"
([Source](https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/23803))
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> Does 今度 mean “this time” or “next time”?

It is very annoying but it has both meanings. How do you use it or interpret
it?

I think an answer in italki gives the best answer to OP's question.

I found [a good explanation](https://www.italki.com/question/85715?hl=ja) in
it as:

> 「今度」のかかっている部分が過去・現在のことなら「このたび」、未来のことなら「この次」になります。最終的には文脈で判断するしかありません。  
>  _If the part of a sentence qualified by "今度" describes the past or present,
> "今度" means "this time", and if the part is about the future, "今度" will be
> "next time". Ultimately there is no choice but to judge in the context not
> by "今度" itself._

Let's examine the rightness with example sentences.

  * 今度はフランスへ **行きたい** 。  
"行きたい" is about the future, so 今度 means "next time".

  * 今度 **会｛あ｝う時｛とき｝** はもっときれいな服｛ふく｝で来｛き｝ます。  
"会う時" is about the future, so 今度 means "next time".

  * 今度の試験｛しけん｝は **難｛むずか｝しかった** 。  
"難しかった" is about the past, so 今度 means "this time".

  * 今度の事件{じけん}は **難しい** なあ。  
"難しい" is about the present, so 今度 means "this time".

> Also, I am confused between 今回 and 今度. The dictionary says that both
> translate to this time. What is the difference between them? I really can't
> get my head around this.

今回 is always "this time". As for 今度, I said above.

> Finally, is this correct:  
>  last time: 先度、 先回 - dictionary gives different meaning for both  
>  this time: 今度、 今回 - dictionary gives similar meaning for both  
>  next time: 来度、 来回 - don't exist in dictionary? I wonder why

Correct usages are:

> last time: 前回、 ×先度、 ×先回 (I'll give a further explanaton below.)  
>  this time: 今回、 **今度** 、このたび/この度{たび}  
>  next time: 次回、 **今度** 、×来度、×来回

  * As for 先回, some Japanese might say it is correct, because this word in two _kanji_ s is pronounced as "せんかい" and we Japanese agree that the sound of "せんかい" means "last time", and more 先 is used as in 先月 _last month_ , 先週 _last week_ or 先日 _the other day_ (not _yesterday_ ).  
**But** , I judge 先回 written in _kanji_ s is incorrect. Though every Japanese
agree that the sound of "せんかい" means "last time", but they might get confused
how it should be written in _kanji_ s. I would write the sound of "せんかい"
meaning "last time" as 前回 not as 先回, and I would pronouce it 前回{せんかい}, but
many readers may pronounce it as 前回{ぜんかい}.  
I don't know why, but what I write here is a true fact. There are a lot of
questions and answers about 先回 on the Internet.  
By the way, there is not 先回 as a headword in the 漢和辞典 _a dictionary of kanji
word explained in Japanese_ at hand.

  * このたび or この度｛たび｝ means "this time", and they are more polite and formal than 今回 or 今度 (when the meaning is _this time_ ). 

  * I don't know why 来度 and 来回 are not Japanese words while 来年 _next year_ and 来月 _next month_ are natural Japanese.
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