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N2 Lesson 5: 12/18

未(いま)だにStill, Not yet, Even now

Structure

未(いま)だに + … + Verb［る］
未(いま)だに + … + Verb［ない］

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About 未だに

Although stemming from the same kanji, まだ 'still' will almost always be read as 未(いま)だ 'still' when appearing in its kanji form. When combined with に, like まだ, 未(いま)だ will indicate that something is 'still (A)', or 'not yet (A)', depending on whether the verb it is paired with is negated or not.

As 未(いま)だに will be used adverbially, it will mostly appear at the beginning of sentences.

Compared to まだ, 未(いま)だに is more formal, and will often imply that something has been continuing for a much longer period of time. This is similar to adding the word ずっと to a standard sentence.

Examples

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    小説(しょうせつ)、語(かた)り手(て)：「そのようなことが起(お)こったとは、未(いま)だに信(しん)じられない。」

    Narrator: 'I still cannot believe that such a thing happened.' (not yet・even now)

    歴史書(れきししょ)：「未(いま)だにクロサキマサキ氏(し)の死(し)に関(かん)して不明(ふめい)な点(てん)が多(おお)い。」

    History book: 'There are still many unknowns concerning the death of Masaki Kurosaki.' (not yet・even now)

    小説(しょうせつ)、語(かた)り手(て)：「未(いま)だに俺(おれ)は、なぜ彼女(かのじょ)があんなにも怒(おこ)っていたのか、よくわからない。」

    A novel, the narrator: 'I still don't really know why she got so mad.' (not yet・even now)

    苦情(くじょう)の内容(ないよう)：「購入(こうにゅう)してから三(さん)週間(しゅうかん)経(た)ったものの未(いま)だに商品(しょうひん)が届(とど)いていません。」

    Letter of complaint: 'Even though it has been three weeks since I made my purchase, the goods haven't arrived yet.' (not yet・even now・still)

    記事(きじ)：「専門家(せんもんか)は未(いま)だに伝説上(でんせつじょう)の街(まち)の位置(いち)を巡(めぐ)り論争(ろんそう)している。」

    Article: 'Even now experts dispute the location of the legendary city.' (not yet・still)

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      未だに – Grammar Discussion

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      • wct

        wct

        Was going to use the Report feature to make this suggestion, but then thought it might be helpful to get some community feedback on it, too, so posting it here instead.

        In the description, it says “As 未だに will be used adverbially, it will mostly appear at the beginning of sentences.” However, what follows this are several examples, none of which actually have 未だに at the start of any sentences.

        I think perhaps it could be rephrased to something like, “it will mostly appear at the beginning of sentences [or phrases].” But I’m not sure what the analog of a ‘phrase’ is in Japanese, so not sure if this is the best way to say it.

        Also, does anybody have any tips/ideas/pointers on how to identify a ‘phrase’ or whatever its equivalent would be in Japanese? Was my suggestion of the word ‘phrase’ for 未だに accurate here, or is there some...

      • simias

        simias

        A clause, maybe?

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