Pas encore
Example: Je n'ai pas encore fini mes devoirs ce soir.
Definition
"Pas encore" is a French expression meaning 'not yet,' used to indicate that something has not happened or been completed up to the present moment but is expected to happen in the future. For example, in the phrase 'Je n'ai pas encore fini mes devoirs ce soir,' it means 'I have not finished my homework yet tonight.'
Etymology
The expression "pas encore" comes from the combination of 'pas,' meaning 'not,' and 'encore,' meaning 'still' or 'yet.' It is a straightforward negation phrase in French used to express that an action has not occurred up to now but is anticipated. Did you know? The word 'encore' originally meant 'again' or 'still,' which helps explain the sense of something continuing or pending in the future.
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