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 (7 in total)

            • Jace

              Jace

              it lacks this structure maybe ?

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            • kariforuniajin

              kariforuniajin

              I don’t know why this hasn’t occurred to me.
              By why is it
              「まだ～ていません」and not「まだ～ていませんでした」or「まだ～ませんでした」？

            • Fuga

              Fuga

              Hey @kariforuniajin !

              Since でした means ‘was/were’ it will change the translation from ‘Still haven’t done (something)’ to ‘Still had not done (something)’.

              Examples:

              太郎くんはまだ来ていません。
              Taro still hasn’t arrived.

              太郎君はまだ来ていませんでした。
              Taro had not arrived yet. (I checked earlier, but at the time I checked, he wasn’t here yet)

              I hope this answers your question!

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