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“still” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoなお (nao) · 依然 (izen) · まだまだ (madamada)

Pronunciation

Romajimada

Example

私はまだ学生です。watashi wa ma da gaku sei de su

I am still a student.

Illustration for まだ (still)

How to say “still” in Japanese

“Still” in Japanese is まだ (mada).

It marks a situation as continuing up to the present or as not having happened by the relevant time.

Full entry for まだ: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with まだ

弟はまだ寝ています。otōto wa ma da ne te i ma su

My little brother is still sleeping.

会議はまだ始まっていません。kai gi wa ma da haji ma tte i ma se n

The meeting has not started yet.

Tips for using まだ

  • The Japanese adverb まだ (mada) often means "still" in positive sentences and "not yet" in negative sentences.

Other Japanese words for “still”

その店はなお営業しています。so no mise wa na o ei gyō shi te i ma su

That store is still open.

問題は依然として残っています。mon dai wa i zen to shi te noko tte i ma su

The problem is still there.

日本語はまだまだです。nihon go wa ma da ma da de su

My Japanese still needs work.

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