Japanese

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	To say that you have not done something yet, you can use the structure <strong>まだ + て-form + いません</strong>.
	Note that this is <strong>まだ</strong> followed by the negative present continuous.
	This expresses the idea of <strong>have not … yet</strong>.
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<p>Compare the difference between these sentences:</p>

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<p>
	To make this last sentence, we use <strong>まだ</strong>, meaning <strong>yet</strong>, with a verb in the negative present continuous.
	It can either be formal, <strong>まだ + て-form + いません</strong>, or informal <strong>まだ + て-form + いない</strong>.
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<p>
	See the table below for some examples of <strong>have not ... yet</strong> in use:
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まだ～ていません: have not ... yet

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adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

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i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

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verb

sentence

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godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

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Word	「チケット　を　買かいました　か。」　「まだ　買かって　いません。」「tiketto wo kaimasita ka.」「mada katte imasen.」
Meaning	A: Did you buy a ticket? B: I didn't buy one yet.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

question particle	か ka
to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)	いる iru
to buy	買かう kau
direct object particle	を wo
ticket	チケット tiketto
still, yet	まだ mada

Japanese

「tiketto wo kaimasita ka.」「mada katte imasen.」

Breakdown of 「tiketto wo kaimasita ka.」「mada katte imasen.」

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Japanese

「tiketto wo kaimasita ka.」 「mada katte imasen.」

Breakdown of 「tiketto wo kaimasita ka.」 「mada katte imasen.」

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「tiketto wo kaimasita ka.」「mada katte imasen.」

Breakdown of 「tiketto wo kaimasita ka.」「mada katte imasen.」