未だ

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Old Japanese, first appearing in the Kojiki of 712 CE; ultimately from Proto-Japonic *imanta. Cognate with Okinawan なーだ (nāda, “yet”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いまだ (Heiban – )
• (Tokyo) い​まだ (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Adverb

未(いま)だ • (imada) 

1. not yet, still not, never yet

   未(いま)だはっきりしない事(じ)故(こ)原(げん)因(いん)

   imada hakkiri shinai jiko gen'in

   the cause of the accident that is still unclear

2. still, continuing to the present

   周(しゅう)囲(い)の山(やま)々(やま)は未(いま)だ冬(ふゆ)の装(よそお)いである。

   Shūi no yamayama wa imada fuyu no yosōi de aru.

   The surrounding mountains are still in their winter clothes.

Usage notes

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Synonyms

• 未(ま)だ (mada)

Derived terms

• 未(ま)だ (mada)

Etymology 2

Apheresis of 未(いま)だ (imada).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​だ (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Adjective

未(ま)だ • (mada) -na (adnominal 未(ま)だな (mada na), adverbial 未(ま)だに (mada ni))

1. unfinished; not done

   仕(し)事(ごと)のまだな人(ひと)は早(はや)く済(す)ませなさい。

   Shigoto no mada na hito wa hayaku sumase nasai.

   Those who haven't finished their work, be quick.

   晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)まだー？

   Ban-go-han madā?

   Isn't dinner ready yet?

   • 2018, “飼(か)い犬(いぬ)の登録(とうろく)について (Kaiinu no tōroku ni tsuite)”, in 五條市(ごじょうし) (Gojō-shi)‎, archived from the original on 31 December 2019:

     新(あら)たに犬(いぬ)を飼(か)う場(ば)合(あい)や現(げん)在(ざい)犬(いぬ)を飼(か)っていて登(とう)録(ろく)がまだの場(ば)合(あい)は狂(きょう)犬(けん)病(びょう)予(よ)防(ぼう)法(ほう)に基(もと)づく犬(いぬ)の登(とう)録(ろく)が必(ひつ)要(よう)です。

     Arata ni inu o kau bāi ya genzai inu o katteite tōroku ga mada no bāi wa Kyōkenbyō Yobōhō ni motozuku inu no tōroku ga hitsuyō desu.

     If you are newly raising a dog or if you are currently raising a dog but have not yet registered ("registration is not done"), registration of the dog is required under the Rabies Prevention Act.

2. somewhat better or superior

   Synonym: 増し

Inflection

Adverb

未(ま)だ • (mada) 

1. yet, still

   「もう食(た)べましたか。」「いいえ、未(ま)だ食(た)べていません。」

   “Mō tabemashita ka.”“Īe, mada tabete imasen.”

   Have you eaten? — No, I have not eaten yet.

   未(ま)だやりたいことがある。

   Mada yaritai koto ga aru.

   I still have something more to do.

   未(ま)だ雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っている。

   Mada ame ga futte iru.

   It's still raining.

   • 1905–06, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here)

     吾(わが)輩(はい)は猫(ねこ)である。名(な)前(まえ)はまだ無(な)い。

     Wagahai wa neko de aru. Namae wa mada nai.

     I am a cat. As yet, I have no name.

2. Indicating it hasn't been a long time since something happened; only

   Synonym: たった

   未(ま)だ一(いっ)分(ぷん)間(かん)しか経(た)ってないよ。

   Mada ippunkan shika tatte nai yo.

   It has been only one minute.

3. Indicating a choice is not good enough but still slightly better than others; would rather

   頭(あたま)を下(さ)げるより死(し)ぬほうが未(ま)だましだ。

   Atama o sageru yori shinu hō ga mada mashi da.

   I would rather die than to bow down.

Usage notes

• The template Template:U:ja:uk does not use the parameter(s):

  sort=まだ

  Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.This term is often spelled in hiragana.

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