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Aún no he comido.

Aún no he comido.
I have not eaten yet.
From Lesson 118:Present perfect triggers (ya, todavía no)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Aún no he comido.

The lesson mentions todavía no for "not yet", but this sentence uses aún no. Are they the same?
Yes, they mean the exact same thing! Both aún no and todavía no translate to "not yet." Todavía no is a bit more common in casual spoken Spanish in Latin America, but you will hear and read aún no very frequently as well.
Can I put aún at the end of the sentence like we do with "yet" in English?
Yes, you can! It is completely correct to say No he comido aún. However, grouping aún no together at the beginning of the sentence before the verb is extremely common in Spanish and sounds very natural.
Can I put the word no between he and comido?
No, in Spanish you can never separate the two parts of the present perfect. The helping verb (he) and the past participle (comido) must always stay glued together. The negative word no must always go before he.
Why do we use he comido here instead of the simple past tense comí?
We use the present perfect (he comido) because the situation is still connected to the present. Saying aún no he comido implies that the fact you haven't eaten is relevant right now (you are probably hungry) and that you still plan to eat.

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