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    まだうまくできてない (mada umaku dekitenai) - still not done well

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    casual

    How it works

    This phrase combines 'まだ' (mada - still), 'うまく' (umaku - skillfully/well, adverbial form of うまい), and 'できてない' (dekitenai - not done/not able to do, casual negative of できている). 'できてない' is a contraction of 'できていない'. It expresses that something has not yet reached a satisfactory level of completion or performance.

    Sample sentences

    この絵、まだうまくできてないなぁ。

    This painting, it's still not done well, huh.

    練習してるけど、ジャンプがまだうまくできてない。

    I'm practicing, but my jump still isn't going well.

    ごめん、プレゼンの準備、まだうまくできてないんだ。

    Sorry, my presentation prep, I haven't done it well yet.

    Quick facts

    politeness:'できてない' is the casual, contracted form of 'できていない'. For a more neutral or slightly politer tone, one would say 'まだうまくできていません' (mada umaku dekiteimasen).
    contraction:できてない is a common informal contraction of できていない (dekite inai).

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    Example

    この絵、まだうまくできてないなぁ。

    This painting, it's still not done well, huh.

    練習してるけど、ジャンプがまだうまくできてない。

    I'm practicing, but my jump still isn't going well.

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