još / već

Still and Already

Level 2

Još is still or more. Već is already.

How It Works

Two small words tell the listener about time.

WordMeaningExample
jošstillJoš spavam.
jošmore, anotherJoš jednu kafu, molim.
još nenot yetJoš ne znam.
većalreadyVeć je pet sati.

Both words stand near the verb, often right before it.

When you use još with a noun that means "one more", the noun and the number still have to agree: još jedan hljeb, još jedna kafa, and after the object forms još jednu kafu.

Još can also join a comparison, as in još bolje (even better). That use comes later.

Examples (5)

  1. Još spavam.

    I am still asleep.

    Još shows that the action continues.

  2. Već je pet sati.

    It is already five o'clock.

    Već shows that it is earlier than expected.

  3. Amir već radi.

    Amir is already working.

    Već stands before the verb.

  4. Želim još jednu kafu.

    I want one more coffee.

    Jednu agrees with kafu, the object.

  5. Još ne razumijem.

    I do not understand yet.

    Još ne means not yet.

Common Mistakes

  • Leaving the number in the nominative for an object.

    Želim još jedna kafa.
    Želim još jednu kafu.

    Jedna and kafa both end in -u when they are the object.

How It Connects

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još / većLevel 2Still and Already

Learn This First

Još and već are time adverbs.

Words in This Pattern

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