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Decoded Slug: まだ~ません (mada ~masen)

Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
まだ~ません (mada ~masen)

まだ~ません (mada ~masen)

Short explanation:

Expresses that something has not happened or been done yet.

Formation:

まだ + Verb-ます form (negative)

Examples:

昼ご飯をまだ食べていません。
Hirugohan wo mada tabeteimasen.
I have not eaten lunch yet.
宿題がまだ終わっていません。
Shukudai ga mada owatteimasen.
I have not finished my homework yet.
東京にはまだ行ったことがありません。
Toukyou ni wa mada itta koto ga arimasen.
I have not been to Tokyo yet.
彼はまだ来ていません。
Kare wa mada kiteimasen.
He has not come yet.

Long explanation:

The まだ~ません grammar point is used to express that something has not happened or been done yet. It is used with the negative form of a verb, which is in the ません form, and まだ is placed before the verb.
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