Meaning of 未だ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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未だJLPT 5
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Kana Readingまだ, いまだ
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Romajimada, imada
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- as yet; hitherto; still
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- not yet (with negative verb)
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Example Sentences
未だ, まだ, いまだ used in context
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Have you finished? "On the contrary, I have not even begun yet."
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今回、まだ両替していなかったので、日本円を人民元に替える必要があった。
This time I hadn't converted my money yet, so I needed to change Yen into Yuan.
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The water temperature's still low so you're not going to swim, are you?
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でも、それは至極当然のことです。彼らのマナーをあなたはまだ知らないのですから。
But that's only natural because you don't know their ways yet.
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Hasn't it been solved yet? Whose responsibility is it, the prefecture's or the country's?
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すごいわね。できてまだ間もない会社なのに店舗も多いし、流行ってるし。
Impressive isn't it. A company that's only just been established but it's already got many outlets and is in fashion.
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Kanji found in this word
un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
On: ミ, ビ
Kun: いま.だ, ま.だ, ひつじ
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