Structure
まだ + Verb［ている］
まだ + Noun + が + いる
まだ + Noun + が + ある
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Adverb
Independent Word
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Rare Kanji
未だ
About まだ
In English, まだ is regularly translated as 'still', or 'not yet', depending on if it is used in a positive non-past, or negative sentence. The reason that Japanese only requires one word for both of these nuances is due to まだ literally meaning 'something is unexpectedly still going'.
From these sentences, we can see that まだ may be translated in each case as the following.
(Non-past) - Although (A) is expected to not be there/happening, it is. 'Still' in English.
(ている) - Although (A) is expected to not still be going, it is. 'Not yet' in English.
The negative form of this will be discussed more in まだ～ていません.
This is the opposite of もう, which means 'something is unexpectedly finished'.
まだ may also be used to ask questions. This is when the speaker thinks that something 'might' be continuing, but wants or needs to confirm.
Fun Fact
まだ is often used simply as an expression indicating that something is 'lacking', or 'not yet' where it needs to be. In these cases まだ is frequently repeated as まだまだ, for emphasis.
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冷蔵庫にケーキがまだあります。
There is still cake in the fridge.
まだ食べていますか。
Are you still eating!?
「お前にはまだ早いよ。」
''It is still too early for you.'
まだ雨が降っているの？
It's still raining?
まだ足が痛い。
My foot still hurts.
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まだ – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (8 in total)
Fuga
There are many ways that both of these can be expressed! However, if you want to say ‘still doing 〜’, some form of ている will be used.
chrispthompson
I’m confused that “not yet” is included in the title but there are no example sentences that use it.
For example is this a typo?
(ている) - Although (A) is expected to not still be going, it is. ‘Not yet’ in English.
まだ走っている would be “still running”… not “not yet running.” Why is “Not Yet” given as the translation of まだ Verb-ている？
spyfy
I had the exact same confusion. I think this is a typo. The “not yet” case of まだ is covered in a separate grammar point called まだ〜ていません.
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