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まだ

still, not yet

まだ + verb / まだ + ていません

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まだ means "still" with a positive verb and "not yet" with a negative:

  • まだ雨が降っています, "it's still raining"
  • まだ食べていません, "I haven't eaten yet"

For "not yet", Japanese uses the ている form, ていません, because it describes the current state: you're still in the not-having-eaten state. 食べませんでした would be "I didn't eat (at that time)", which closes the door.

The quick answer to もう〜ましたか is いいえ、まだです, "no, not yet".

まだまだ is "still far from it", the modest reply to a compliment on your Japanese.

Examples

  • 昼ひるご飯はんはまだ食たべていません。

    I haven't had lunch yet.

  • 雨あめはまだ降ふっています。

    It's still raining.

  • いいえ、まだです。

    No, not yet.

  • 父ちちはまだ会社かいしゃにいます。

    My father's still at work.

  • まだ時間じかんがありますから、大丈夫だいじょうぶです。

    We've still got time, so it's fine.

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