mada まだ adv.
Definition: Someone or something is in some state he or it was in some time ago.
still; (not) yet. keywords: still not yet mada
Key sentences:
木村君 は まだ 昼ご飯 を 食べて いる / います。
(Mr. Kimura is still eating his lunch.)
太田さん は まだ その こと を 知らない / 知りません。
(Mr. Ota still doesn't know about it.)
Notes:
- mada expresses the idea that someone or something is in the same state that he or it was in some time ago. In affirmative sentences, mada always corresponds to "still". In negative sentences, however, it corresponds to "yet" when an action has not been taken, and "still" in other situations.