未(いま)だに

Still, Not yet, Even now

Structure

未(いま)だに + … + Verb［る］
未(いま)だに + … + Verb［ない］

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About 未だに

Although stemming from the same kanji, まだ 'still' will almost always be read as 未(いま)だ 'still' when appearing in its kanji form. When combined with に, like まだ, 未(いま)だ will indicate that something is 'still (A)', or 'not yet (A)', depending on whether the verb it is paired with is negated or not.
As 未(いま)だに will be used adverbially, it will mostly appear at the beginning of sentences.

スマホが普及(ふきゅう)している中(なか)、未(いま)だにガラケーを使(つか)っている人(ひと)がいる。
While smartphones are becoming more and more popular, there are people who still use flip phones.
私(わたし)が子供(こども)の頃(ころ)に巻(ま)き込(こ)まれた事故(じこ)のことは未(いま)だに覚(おぼ)えている。
I still remember the accident that I was involved in when I was a child.
部長(ぶちょう)は人事(じんじ)に注意(ちゅうい)されて２ヶ月(かげつ)も経(た)つのに、彼(かれ)の態度(たいど)は未(いま)だに変(か)わらない。
It's been two months since the director was warned by HR and his attitude still hasn't changed.
去年(きょねん)行方不明(ゆくえふめい)になった少女(しょうじょ)は未(いま)だに発見(はっけん)されていない。
The girl who went missing last year has still not been found.

Compared to まだ, 未(いま)だに is more formal, and will often imply that something has been continuing for a much longer period of time. This is similar to adding the word ずっと to a standard sentence.

小学生(しょうがくせい)の頃(ころ)、高橋(たかはし)くんにいじめられたことをまだ根(ね)に持(も)っている。
I am still holding a grudge over the fact that I was bullied by Takahashi-kun when I was in elementary school.
小学生(しょうがくせい)の頃(ころ)、高橋(たかはし)くんにいじめられたことを未(いま)だに根(ね)に持(も)っている。
I am still holding a grudge over the fact that I was bullied by Takahashi-kun when I was in elementary school.

Examples

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記事(きじ)：「政府(せいふ)は既(すで)に石油(せきゆ)にかかる税金(ぜいきん)を減(へ)らしたにも関(かか)わらず、価格(かかく)は未(いま)だに変(か)わっていない。」

Article: 'Even though the government has already reduced taxes on oil, the price has not yet changed.' (still・even now)

技術(ぎじゅつ)関係(かんけい)サイト上(じょう)のコメント：「何年(なんねん)も経(た)ったというのにAiKlaudの無料(むりょう)ストレージ容量(ようりょう)は未(いま)だに5GBのままです。」

Comment on a website about technology: 'Even though it has been years, AiKlaud's free storage capacity is still 5GB.' (not yet・even now)

小説(しょうせつ)、語(かた)り手(て)：「5年(ねん)間(かん)も一緒(いっしょ)に住(す)んでいるにも関(かか)わらず、ジェイクはフィンの性格(せいかく)を未(いま)だに完全(かんぜん)に把握(はあく)できていなかった。」

Novel, narrator: 'Even though they had been living together for 5 years, even now Jake wasn't able to completely grasp Finn's character.'

歴史書(れきししょ)：「未(いま)だにクロサキマサキ氏(し)の死(し)に関(かん)して不明(ふめい)な点(てん)が多(おお)い。」

History book: 'There are still many unknowns concerning the death of Masaki Kurosaki.' (not yet・even now)

記事(きじ)：「ディーゼルエンジンに対(たい)しての、新(あたら)しい法律(ほうりつ)が成立(せいりつ)した。しかしながら大都市(だいとし)大気汚染(たいきおせん)の問題(もんだい)は未(いま)だに残(のこ)っている。」

Article: 'A new law against diesel engines has been established. However, pollution in major cities is still a lingering problem.' (not yet・even now)

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未だに – Grammar Discussion

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wct
Was going to use the Report feature to make this suggestion, but then thought it might be helpful to get some community feedback on it, too, so posting it here instead.

In the description, it says “As 未だに will be used adverbially, it will mostly appear at the beginning of sentences.” However, what follows this are several examples, none of which actually have 未だに at the start of any sentences.

I think perhaps it could be rephrased to something like, “it will mostly appear at the beginning of sentences [or phrases].” But I’m not sure what the analog of a ‘phrase’ is in Japanese, so not sure if this is the best way to say it.

Also, does anybody have any tips/ideas/pointers on how to identify a ‘phrase’ or whatever its equivalent would be in Japanese? Was my suggestion of the word ‘phrase’ for 未だに accurate here, or is there some...
simias
A clause, maybe?