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まだまだ (madamada) Japanese meaning: still | Kotomora
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時じ
間かん
は
ある
から
、
急いそ
が
なく
て
いい
よ
。
There's still plenty of time, so you don't need to rush.
I'm still very much in the middle of studying Japanese.
Usage patterns まだまだ 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 still very ~ (emphasizing a continuing state)
This winter is still very cold.
〈 人ひと 〉 はまだまだだ someone still has a long way to go (before reaching a goal)
My Japanese still has a long way to go.
まだまだ 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 there is still much more ~ to do/happen
This job still has a long way to go.
まだまだこれから the best/most of it is still ahead
Our team's best days are still ahead of us.
Related words まだ is the plain, neutral word for 'still/not yet', while まだまだ adds emphasis, stressing that there is a lot more time or distance left.
依然として is a formal, written-style synonym for 'still (unchanged)', whereas まだまだ is conversational and emphatic.
Written forms まだまだ Usage 100%
Standard kana spelling; the kanji form 未だ未だ is rarely used.
マダマダ Usage <1%
未ま だ 未ま だ Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.
Etymology Reduplication of まだ (still, yet) for emphasis. The kanji 未だ is rarely used for this word.
