yet
part of speech
adverb (yet); conjunction (yet)
meaning for a pupil
1) Yet means up to now: «Has he come yet?». «Not yet» means it has not happened so far but may happen. tree →
2) Yet means but, still: «It was cold, yet sunny». tree →
3) Yet can mean even, still more: «yet another cake». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It often means "still" or "again", as in "Balak sent yet again", and sometimes "but". In the primary lessons: In school maths: what is not done so far; the amount still to do; remaining = total − done. In everyday life: «Are we there yet?», «Not yet!», «Have you finished yet?». A growth mindset says «I can't do it yet». Phrases: «not yet», «as yet», «yet again», «yet another».
examples
- And they brought yet unto him freewill-offerings every morning. (Torah EXO.36.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him. (Torah GEN.40.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. (Torah NUM.22.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the people did yet corruptly. (Writings 2CH.27.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- I will seek it yet again.' (Writings PRO.23.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD called yet again Samuel. (Prophets 1SA.3.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- She has read 40 pages but has not finished yet. tree →
- 5 guests have not arrived yet. tree →
- How many more pages are left to read yet? tree →
- He has not spent his money yet. tree →
- Are we there yet? tree →
- I can't swim yet, but I'm learning. tree →
- It was raining, yet we still had fun. tree →
- The dog chewed yet another shoe. tree →
- Nana, it isn’t six o’clock yet. tree →
note
«Yet» goes at the end of questions and «not» sentences: «Have you eaten yet?», «I haven't eaten yet». In plain «yes» sentences use «already»: «I have already eaten». Maths: «not yet» marks the part still to come: remaining = total − done.
In the corpora
- And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
- And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.
- And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'
- And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
- And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «yet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.