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Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
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Meaning

Still; something still exists or is still happening
Not yet; an expected action has not happened

Conjugation

まだ + N + が + いる/ある: まだ + Vて + いる

Examples

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雨あめがまだ降ふっています。
兄あにはまだ家いえにいます。
かばんの中なかにまだりんごがあります。
まだ朝あさご飯はんを食たべていません。
先生せんせいはまだ来きていません。
宿題しゅくだいはまだ終おわっていません。

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grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: まだ食たべました。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: まだ食たべていません。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: For “have not done something yet,” use まだ with the negative ている form, not the past affirmative form.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: もう宿題しゅくだいをしていません。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: まだ宿題しゅくだいをしていません。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: “もう宿題しゅくだいをしていません” usually means “I no longer do homework” or “I have stopped doing homework,” while “まだ宿題しゅくだいをしていません” means “I have not done my homework yet.”
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: まだ雨あめが降ふりました。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: まだ雨あめが降ふっています。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: To say that an ongoing situation is still happening, use the progressive form Vている, not the completed past form.

Key points

Use まだ when a situation continues or when an expected action has not happened. With an affirmative expression, it usually means “still”; with Vていない, it means “not yet.” まだ is neutral and common in everyday speech, and it contrasts with もう, meaning “already” or “no longer.”
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