Grammar Info

N5 Lesson 7: 10/13

まだ～ていません

Still haven't done (something)

Structure

まだ + Verb［て］+ いない

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Expression

  • Word Type

    Auxiliary Verb

  • Register

    Standard

  • 品詞

    表現

  • 単語の種類

    助動詞

  • 使用域

    一般

Rare Kanji

未だ

About まだ～ていません

まだ～ていません is a regular expression that combines the adverb まだ, with the conjunction particle て. The て form will be followed by the verb いる in its negative いません (polite), or いない (casual) form. This expression has the meaning of 'to still not have done (A)'.

From these examples, it can be seen that this grammatical structure follows the regular rules of conjugation for the て form.

Examples

  • まだ食(た)べていません。

    I still haven't eaten.

  • その本(ほん)をまだ読(よ)んでいません。

    I still haven't read that book.

  • まだ勉強(べんきょう)していません。

    I still haven't studied.

  • この漢字(かんじ)をまだ習(なら)っていません。

    I still haven't learned this kanji.

  • 学校(がっこう)にまだ行(い)っていません。

    I still haven't gone to school.

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まだ～ていません – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (5 in total)

  • Johnathan-Weir

    Johnathan-Weir

    It just show the polite form because in the N5 levels that’s often all people have been taught to use so far.

  • ahewgill

    ahewgill

    During reviews it is difficult to know if BunPro is looking for the まだ～ていません or まだ grammar point. I am often getting it wrong by answering まだ～ていない. I think a warning message of [more polite] would work well here.

  • Jace

    Jace

    it lacks this structure maybe ?

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