अजून / अजून नाही
Still and Not Yet
अजून also means more, as in अजून एक चहा.
How It Works
अजून has three jobs.
| Use | Example |
|---|---|
| still | पाऊस अजून पडत आहे. (It is still raining.) |
| not yet | तो अजून आला नाही. (He hasn't come yet.) |
| more | अजून एक चहा द्या. (Give one more tea.) |
For an event that has not happened yet, the verb is the plain past negative. For a state, use नाही alone: तो अजून तयार नाही. (He is not ready yet.) The present perfect negative is also common: तो अजून आलेला नाही. In a woman's sentence the verb shows her gender: मी अजून जेवले नाही. A man says मी अजून जेवलो नाही. (I haven't eaten yet.)
A positive sentence with अजून can use the present perfect: आजी अजून झोपल्या आहेत. (Grandma is still asleep.)
To ask whether something has happened, use अजून in the question too: तो अजून आला नाही का? (Hasn't he come yet?) The answer is अजून नाही. (Not yet.) That short answer is very common in everyday talk.
Examples (5)
- तो अजून आला नाही.
He hasn't come yet.
अजून with नाही means not yet.
- मी अजून जेवले नाही.
I haven't eaten yet. A woman is speaking.
जेवले shows a woman is speaking.
- आजी अजून झोपल्या आहेत.
Grandma is still asleep.
अजून with a positive verb means still.
- पाऊस अजून पडत आहे.
It is still raining.
अजून shows the rain has not stopped.
- मी अजून घरी पोहोचलो नाही.
I haven't reached home yet. A man is speaking.
पोहोचलो shows a man is speaking.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out नाही for not yet.
तो अजून आला.तो अजून आला नाही.Without नाही the sentence does not say not yet.
Using the Hindi word अभी.
तो अभी आला नाही.तो अजून आला नाही.Marathi uses अजून for yet and still.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Not yet follows the negative past.
Related Patterns
- आता / आत्ता / लगेचNow and Right Away
These are the words for now.
Level 3 - -ले आहेA Completed Action Relevant Now
The present perfect that goes with अजून for still.
Level 3 - -त आहे; करतोय / करतेयWhat Is Happening Now
The present progressive pairs with अजून for still.
Level 2 - कधीच नाही / कधीहीNever and Ever
These words also pair with a negative.
Level 3