ainda

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) still, yet (up to a time)
2. (not-comparable) even (emphasises a comparative)
3. (not-comparable) someday (at some time in the future)
4. (not-comparable) only (as recently as)
5. (not-comparable) at least
6. (not-comparable) even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned)
7. (not-comparable) still; nevertheless (in spite of what preceded)
8. (not-comparable) besides

Hyphenated as

a‧in‧da

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈĩ.dɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aynda, from paragogic a- + inda, from Latin inde (“thenceforth”).

Sentences

Você ainda tem amigos do lado de fora ?

Do you still have friends outside?

Eu não conheço bem o deserto ainda .

I don't know the desert well yet.

O amor tem quatro olhos , mas ainda é cego .

Love has four eyes, but it is still blind.

Sua voz ainda era suave .

His voice was still soft.

Todo belo edifício ainda não é um templo .

Every beautiful building is not yet a temple.

Tia Stephanie vem ainda ?

Is Aunt Stephanie still coming?

Dez louros me deixaram na praça e ainda preciso da coisa mais importante .

Ten laurels left me in the square and I still need the most important thing.

Para o Ocidente , no entanto , eles ainda não têm uma parte dessas mesmas vantagens .

For the West, however, they do not yet have a share of these same advantages.