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아직

ajik

Not 'no' — 'still on the way'

The picture A point marked on a moving timeline, and you haven't reached it yet. The line keeps rolling forward.

Everyday expressions

Where the picture shows up in 아직

  1. before the arrival point

    아직 안 왔어요.

    a-jik an wa-sseo-yo

    He isn't here yet.

    안 왔어요 is bare fact; 아직 안 왔어요 carries the expectation that he will.

  2. before the ending point

    아직 시간 있어요.

    a-jik si-gan i-sseo-yo

    There's still time.

    It works on the positive side too — it isn't only for negatives.

  3. before the point of being good at it

    저는 아직 잘 못해요.

    jeo-neun a-jik jal mo-tae-yo

    I'm still not very good.

    Unlike a flat 못해요, it implies you're on your way there.

  4. before the deciding point

    아직 안 정했어요.

    a-jik an jeong-hae-sseo-yo

    I haven't decided yet.

  5. still going, longer than expected

    그 식당 아직도 있어요?

    geu sik-dang a-jik-do i-sseo-yo

    Is that restaurant still around?

    아직도 adds surprise that it has lasted this long.

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