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まだ~ません (mada ~masen)

JLPT N5

Explanation

Expresses that something has not happened or been done yet (polite form).

Formation

Detailed 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.

Examples

Hirugohan o mada tabete imasen.

I have not eaten lunch yet.

Shukudai ga mada owatte imasen.

I have not finished my homework yet.

Toukyou ni wa mada itta koto ga arimasen.

I have not been to Tokyo yet.

Kare wa mada kite imasen.

He hasn't come yet.

Practice

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