By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025
📘 Meaning & Usage
The grammar pattern まだ～ていません is used to express that something has not happened yet but is expected to happen.
It uses the negative present progressive form of the verb.
🔍 Structure
- まだ + Verb (～ていません) → “not yet doing / not yet done”
This is often used in contrast with もう (“already”).
📝 Example Sentences
- まだ ごはんを 食べていません。
Mada gohan o tabete imasen.
I haven’t eaten yet. - まだ レポートを 書いていません。
Mada repōto o kaite imasen.
I haven’t written the report yet. - まだ 映画を 見ていません。
Mada eiga o mite imasen.
I haven’t seen the movie yet. - まだ 宿題を していません。
Mada shukudai o shite imasen.
I haven’t done my homework yet.
📚 Grammar Notes
- まだ means “still” or “not yet”.
- When used with a negative verb form ～ていません, it expresses that something hasn’t occurred yet.
- This implies the speaker expects the action to happen later.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank with まだ～ていません:
- わたしは ______ 起きていません。
- かれは ______ 来ていません。
✔ Answers:
- わたしは まだ 起きていません。
- かれは まだ 来ていません。
2. Translate into Japanese:
- She hasn’t eaten yet.
- We haven’t studied yet.
✔ Sample Answers:
- かのじょは まだ 食べていません。
- わたしたちは まだ 勉強していません。
🈶 Vocabulary & Kanji Breakdown
| Word | Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| まだ | — | まだ | Not yet |
| 食べる | 食 | たべる | To eat |
| 見る | 見 | みる | To see |
| 書く | 書 | かく | To write |
| 宿題 | 宿題 | しゅくだい | Homework |
| 来る | 来 | くる | To come |
🔗 Related Grammar
- まだ – Still
- もう – Already
- ～ています – Present continuous
🧠 Summary
- まだ～ていません means “have not done something yet.”
- It implies the speaker expects the action to happen in the future.
- Level: JLPT N5
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