Thread: The word 'still'...

I'm a bit confused because there are number of definitions for this word...

Most significant seemingly: все еще, все же.

So wanting to say "I'm still thinking"

- я все еще думать
Or
- я все-же думать
?

Originally Posted by Valda

I'm a bit confused because there are number of definitions for this word...

Most significant seemingly: все еще, все же.

So wanting to say "I'm still thinking"

- я все еще думать
Or
- я все-же думать
?

to better differentiate between them in English i changed the syntax

я всё же думаю - still i'm thinking (despite what was said earlier i entertain the possibility of the subject being different)

я всё ещё думаю - i'm still thinking (i continue the process of thinking or i hold to my opinion)

Ahh...perfect Thanks.

What about all the other words that appear on the dictionary, are they interchangeable? нареч. неподвижно, спокойно; до сих пор, по-прежнему, все еще, еще, все же; тем не менее, однако ...

Sorry if it seems like a big question with all those words dropped...

всё ещё

Originally Posted by Valda

до сих пор, по-прежнему, ещё

всё же

Originally Posted by Valda

тем не менее, однако ...

Hebrew - lamrot zot, omnam

Ah..synonymous then cool!

And much obliged as always

"Still" has many uses in English, serves different functions and has different meanings.

As in "still water" (adj) or "standing still" (adv): неподвижно/неподвижный ("motionless, static"), спокойно/спокойный ("calm")
As in "Still, I am not convinced": всё же, тем не менее ("nevertheless")
As in "I am still wainting": ещё, всё ещё, до сих пор ("still", "so far", lit. "up to this moment"), по-прежнему ("as before"; literally "прежний" means "former", "as it was before")

"однако" is "however". Quite different in usage as compared to "still"