まだ・未だmada

JLPT N5approx.Common
いまだimada[0]heiban (flat)
Definitions
  1. adverbstill; as yet; only
    まだ肉眼にくがんじゃ無理むりだよ。双眼鏡そうがんきょうだと、ちょびっとだけ見みえるかも・・・。↗
    It's still impossible with the naked eye. With binoculars you might be able to glimpse it....
  2. adverb(not) yetwith verb in the negative
    私はまだその問題もんだいが解とけない。↗
    I haven't been able to solve the problem yet.
  3. adverbmore; (more) still
  4. adverbat least; comparatively; relatively
    情報じょうほうがないより悪わるい知しらせでもあるほうがまだましだ。↗
    Bad news is preferable to an absence of information.
  5. na-adjectiveunfinished; incomplete; not yet done
Conjugation
Plain formまだ
Polite (desu)まだです
Negative (dewa nai)まだではない
polite (dewa arimasen)まだではありません
Past (datta)まだだった
Past negative (dewa nakatta)まだではなかった
Te form (de)まだで
Adverbial (ni)まだに
Conditional (nara)まだなら

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym依然としていぜんとしてWrittenWritten. Emphasizes that things are just as they were, e.g. 「依然として着手していない」; 「未だ」 is more everyday and also covers 'more'.
  • SynonymなおWrittenWritten; can mean 'still' but also 'more' and 'furthermore'. In speech, 'still' is normally 「未だ」.
  • Synonym今なおいまなおWrittenWritten. Says a state still holds today, unchanged; unlike 「未だ」 it has no 'not yet' or 'even more' uses.
  • Synonym今もなおいまもなおWrittenSame as 「今なお」 but stresses that something has continued from the past right up to now; mostly in writing and speeches.
  • Synonym未だにいまだにNeutralStresses a state still continues to this day, often with a sense of surprise, as in 「未だに人気がある」; 「未だ」 is more everyday and can also mean 'not yet'.
  • Related今もっていまもってWrittenFairly written; typically pairs with a negative to mean 'even now still not…', close to 「未だに」.
  • Related相も変わらずあいもかわらずNeutralIdiomatic 'as ever, same as always', often with a teasing or resigned tone; it does not mean 'not yet'.
  • AntonymすでにNeutralAntonym: 'already', the counterpart of 「未だ」's 'not yet'; more written in flavor than 「もう」.
  • AntonymもうNeutralEveryday word for 'already'; forms the classic pair with 「未だ」: 「もう~した/まだ~ない」.

For everyday 'still' or 'not yet', 「未だ」 is the default. Use 「未だに」 to stress a state still holds today, often with surprise; 「今なお」「今もなお」「依然として」「今もって」 are written alternatives, and 「相も変わらず」 means 'as ever'. 「尚」 is a written option that also means 'more'. For 'already', say 「もう」 in speech and 「既に」 in writing.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 実現じつげんしていない状態じょうたいである。
  2. ましである。
  3. 未熟みじゅくである。物分ものわかりの悪わるい。
  4. (打消うちけしを伴ともなって)実現じつげんしていないさま
  5. 期待きたいされるまでの状態じょうたいになっていないさま
  6. 前まえからの状態じょうたいがつづいているさま
  7. 残のこっているさま。余裕よゆうがあるさま
  8. 時間じかんが少すこししかたっていないさま
  9. 十分じゅうぶんにいいとは言いえないが他ほかよりはましなさま
  10. もっと。さらに。なお。
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