Я все ще працюю.

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Breakdown of Я все ще працюю.

• працювати: to work
• все ще: still

Questions & Answers about Я все ще працюю.

What does все ще mean in this sentence?

все ще translates as “still” in English. It emphasizes that the action (“working”) continues up to the present moment.

Why do we use все ще instead of just ще?

While ще can mean “still,” it can also mean “more” (e.g., дай ще хліба – “give more bread”). Adding все clarifies that you mean “still” in the sense of continuation, making it a stronger, less ambiguous way to say “still.”

Why is the pronoun Я included? Can it be dropped?

Ukrainian verbs carry person and number endings, so the subject pronoun is often optional. Here, Я is used for clarity or emphasis (“I, personally, am still working”). In casual speech you could simply say Все ще працюю and it would still be understood as “I’m still working.”

How do I pronounce все ще, especially the letter щ?

• все sounds like [w-se] (similar to “vse” but the “v” is very soft).
• ще is pronounced [shche], where щ is a combined sound like English “sh” + “ch” pronounced quickly together.

What is the grammatical aspect of працюю, and why is the imperfective used here?