todavía

See also: todavia

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tota via (“always”). Compare Portuguese todavia, Italian tuttavia and French toutefois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /todaˈbia/ [t̪o.ð̞aˈβ̞i.a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: to‧da‧ví‧a

Adverb

todavía

1. still, yet

   Synonym: aún

   ¿Estás todavía escribiendo?

   Are you still writing?

   "¿Comenzaste?"; "Todavía no."

   "Have you started?"; "Not yet."

2. even, still

   Synonym: aún

   Helado es todavía mejor.

   Frozen is even better.

Further reading

• “todavía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026