まだ～ません

When to use

'Not yet' (まだ食べていません): the answer to もう～ましたか.

Explanation

The まだ～ません grammar point is used to express that something has not happened or been done yet in a polite register. It is used with the negative ます-form of a verb (～ません). まだ is placed before the verb phrase.

• 昼ひるご飯はんをまだ食たべていません。

  I have not eaten lunch yet.

  Hirugohan o mada tabete imasen.

• 宿題しゅくだいがまだ終おわっていません。

  I have not finished my homework yet.

  Shukudai ga mada owatte imasen.

• 東京とうきょうにはまだ行おこなったことがありません。

  I have not been to Tokyo yet.

  Toukyou ni wa mada itta koto ga arimasen.

• 彼かれはまだ来きていません。

  He hasn't come yet.

  Kare wa mada kite imasen.

Other forms

• まだ〜ないですPolitenessN5

Already / Still / Not Yet

• もう～mou～N5Expresses 'already', 'anymore', or 'soon'.
• まだ〜mada〜N5Indicates something has not yet happened or is still…

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