まだ

Common word

  1. adverb (fukushi)

    still, as yet, only
    word usually written using kana alone

    • まだ肉眼じゃ無理だよ。双眼鏡だと、ちょびっとだけ見えるかも・・・。
      It's still impossible with the naked eye. With binoculars you might be able to glimpse it....
  2. adverb (fukushi)

    (not) yet
    with verb in the negative
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 私はまだその問題が解けない。
      I haven't been able to solve the problem yet.
  3. adverb (fukushi)

    more, (more) still
    word usually written using kana alone

  4. adverb (fukushi)

    at least, comparatively, relatively
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 情報がないより悪い知らせでもあるほうがまだましだ。
      Bad news is preferable to an absence of information.
  5. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
    word usually written using kana alone