yet

まだ、もう

期待することが今やある時点までに起きたかを表す。主に疑問文や否定文で使う。

やさしい英語で： By now or by a particular time, usually when something is expected but has not happened.

• Is dinner ready yet?
• She has not arrived yet.
• Had you met him yet when you moved here?

使い方： have/has not done something yet (I have not finished my homework yet.); have/has someone done something yet? (Have you eaten yet?)

類義語： so far

よく使う表現： not yet, yet to arrive, finished yet, have yet to

まだ

何かをするには、もう少し待つべきだと伝える。

やさしい英語で： Used to tell someone to wait before doing something.

• Do not leave yet.
• Do not open the box yet; wait for me.
• Do not switch the lights off yet.

使い方： do not do something yet (Do not start yet; we need another player.)

よく使う表現： not yet, leave yet, start yet

しかし、それでも

意外な違いや対立のある二つの考えをつなぐ。

やさしい英語で： Used to connect two ideas that are surprisingly different or opposite.

• The room is small yet comfortable.
• She was tired, yet she kept working.
• The plan sounds simple, yet it could fail.

使い方： A yet B (The bag is light yet strong.)

類義語： but, however

よく使う表現： small yet strong, simple yet effective, and yet, yet still