not yet

まだ、まだだ

今までには起きていないが、後で起きる可能性がある。

やさしい英語で： Something has not happened so far, but may happen later.

• “Are you ready?” “Not yet.”
• The bus has not yet arrived.
• She is not yet old enough to drive.

使い方： not yet + adjective/past participle (The results are not yet available.)

よく使う表現： not yet ready, not yet finished, not yet available

完全ではない、正確には違う

説明された状態と完全には、または正確には一致しない。

やさしい英語で： Not completely or exactly as described.

• The fit is close, but not yet exact.
• His account is broadly right, but not yet the whole truth.
• The result is good, though not yet perfect.

類義語： not quite, not exactly

よく使う表現： not yet perfect, not yet exact, not yet enough

まだ習得していない技能

まだ練習中で、うまくできるようになっていない技能。

やさしい英語で： A skill you are still learning and cannot do successfully yet.

• Swimming is still a not yet for me.
• The teacher asked us to list our not yets.
• With practice, that not yet became a skill she could use.

類義語： unmastered skill

よく使う表現： a not yet, my not yet