Learn Spanish (Spain): Todavía estoy cansado.

Todavía estoy cansado.

I am still tired.

Breakdown of Todavía estoy cansado.

estar

to be (location/state)

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Questions & Answers about Todavía estoy cansado.

Why do we use estoy instead of soy here?

We use estoy, which comes from the verb estar, because being tired is a temporary physical state or condition. If you used soy from the verb ser, it would actually mean you are a tiring person!

Does todavía always mean still?

In affirmative sentences like this one, todavía means still. However, in negative sentences, usually seen as todavía no, it translates to not yet.

What if the person saying this is female?

Because adjectives in Spanish must agree with the gender of the person they describe, a female speaker would change the ending to an a and say Todavía estoy cansada.

Can I put todavía at the end of the sentence instead?

Yes, Spanish word order is quite flexible here. You can perfectly say Estoy cansado todavía and it means exactly the same thing, though putting todavía at the start is a very natural way to emphasize the word still.