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N5 — outside your level filter

まだ

まだmadaN5neutral

still + savor

mada ajiwau

still; and with ていない, not yet — the situation has not flipped

meaning: still going to savor

Related

  • 味あじわう
  • まだ〜
  • まだ味あじわう

慌あわてなくていいよ。まだ味あじわう。

awatenakute ii yo. mada ajiwau.

No need to rush. We're still going to savor. casual

時間じかんはまだ十分じゅうぶんあります。

jikan wa mada juubun arimasu.

There is still plenty of time. neutral

All examples6

still — keeps going past where it could have stopped

  1. 慌あわてなくていいよ。まだ間まに合あう。

    awatenakute ii yo. mada ma ni au.

    No need to rush. We're still going to make it in time. casual

  2. 時間じかんはまだ十分じゅうぶんあります。

    jikan wa mada juubun arimasu.

    There is still plenty of time. neutral

not yet — the change you expected hasn't happened

  1. 注文ちゅうもんした本ほんはまだ届とどいていない。

    chuumon shita hon wa mada todoite inai.

    The book I ordered has not arrived yet. neutral

  2. ごはん、まだ食たべてない。

    gohan, mada tabetenai.

    I haven't eaten yet. casual

  3. 申もうし込こみの返事へんじはまだ来きていません。

    moushikomi no henji wa mada kite imasen.

    The reply to my application hasn't arrived yet. neutral

  4. 検査けんさの結果けっかはまだ確認かくにんできておりません。

    kensa no kekka wa mada kakunin dekite orimasen.

    We have not yet been able to confirm the test results. formal

How it's formed2

Notes

まだ needs ている to mean "is still doing" (まだ寝ねている). It can also mean
"at least" in a comparison (こっちのほうがまだましだ).