JLPT N5 · な-adjective

まだ (mada)

まだ is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “still; as yet”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まだ
Romaji: mada
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

still; as yet; only · adverb · usually written in kana
(not) yet · adverb · usually written in kana · with verb in the negative
more; (more) still · adverb · usually written in kana
at least; comparatively; relatively · adverb · usually written in kana
unfinished; incomplete; not yet done · な-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

まだ肉眼じゃ無理だよ。双眼鏡だと、ちょびっとだけ見えるかも・・・。

It's still impossible with the naked eye. With binoculars you might be able to glimpse it....

Tatoeba #76402

私はまだその問題が解けない。

I haven't been able to solve the problem yet.

Tatoeba #158891

情報がないより悪い知らせでもあるほうがまだましだ。

Bad news is preferable to an absence of information.

Tatoeba #146050

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of まだ

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	まだだ	まだだ madada
Present (polite)	まだです	まだです madadesu
Negative	まだじゃない	まだじゃない madajanai
Past	まだだった	まだだった madadatta
Negative past	まだじゃなかった	まだじゃなかった madajanakatta
Te-form	まだで	まだで madade
Before a noun	まだな	まだな madana
Adverb (~ni)	まだに	まだに madani

Source: JMdict entry 1527110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.