Thread: ещё нет

What does ещё нет mean?

A bit context dependent, but mostly, "not yet" (as a response to a certain pattern of questions), like:

- Are you there yet?
- Not yet.

- Ты уже там?
- Еще нет.

Originally Posted by Eric C.

A bit context dependent, but mostly, "not yet" (as a response to a certain pattern of questions), like:

- Are you there yet?
- Not yet.

- Ты уже там?
- Еще нет.

Thanks. I asked ты спишь?

That was the reply!


Does еще generally mean yet?

Originally Posted by Venom

Thanks. I asked ты спишь?

That was the reply!


Does еще generally mean yet?

No, it can mean a lot of things --- "some more" as in "give me some more coffee" ("дай мне еще кофе"), "go on!" as in "are we through it? - no, go on!" ("мы закончили с этим? - нет, еще!"), etc. (can't think of anything else right now, but I'm sure there are some more context meanings) =))

Though, when used as "еще нет", it almost always means "not yet".

One more thing, when used in questions, the Russian for "yet" is "уже" .