Grammar a Day - Level 1 - 〜だに (dani)

〜だに (dani) - Even; just

--- Examples ---
想像だにしなかった
I never even imagined it

聞くだに恐ろしい
Just hearing about it is dreadful

今だに
even now

その時計は私の祖父が買ったのだが、いまだに調子が良い。
The clock, which my grandfather bought, is still in good order.

その質問はいまだに頭から離れない。
That question still sticks me.

その州では未だに古い慣習が根強い、とその文化人類学者は言っている。
The anthropologist says old customs still prevail in the province.

その傷はいまだに直らない。
The wound has not healed yet.

その母親は子供の死をいまだに嘆き悲しんでいた。
The mother was still grieving over her child's death.

なぜ彼が自殺をしたかはいまだに謎である。
Why he killed himself is still a mystery.

わが国の税制にはいまだに一貫した哲学がない。
Our tax system is still without coherent philosophy.

考えるだに恐ろしいことだ。
Even thinking about it is scary.

彼らはこのアイデアを一顧だにしない。
They won't even give the idea a chance.

--- Comments ---
いまだに(未だに) is one word. 副詞
(contributor: Miki)

未だに is parsed into 未だ and に.
(contributor: bamboo4)

いまだに = even now
いまどき = in this age (contributor: dc)

ex #3747 is a little off. The word 直る actually means to be fixed or
repaired. 治る is to heal. They have the same pronounciation (なおる) but
the kanji have different meanings. (contributor: CWebb)

just wondering, but how formal is this? Would you use this in everyday
speech, or formal speech, or writing only?
thanks! (contributor: EvilKyra)

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