Todavía y Aún

Question

When I look-up for the definition of "yet"and "still", I get two options: "todavía" en "aún". Which one of these two words is better to use as a translation for "yet"and which of the two is a better translation for "still"? Looking for a translation of the word "yet", the word "ya" is also given as an option. Is this word a synonym or is it meant for a specific context?

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Answer 1

Carlos todavía no ha llegado pero aún viene.

Carlos hasn't arrived yet but he's still coming.

There is even an unaccented "aun" which has a close meaning.

I copied what is below from another site.

The english equivalents would be:

Ya = Already

Todavía = Aún = Yet = Still

Ya he comprado el pan = I have already bought the bread. Todavía no he comprado el pan = I still haven't bought the bread. Aún no he comprado el pan = I haven't bought the bread yet. Aún also means even (With a meaning of time):

Aún cuando había pagado, el señor no me dejó ir = Even when I had paid, the man didn't let me go.

Aun is written without accent when it doesn't mean still (Todavía):

No tengo tanto dinero, ¡ni aun la mitad! = I don't have that much money, not even half of it!

Here aun means "even"

Although "todavía" and "aún" mean relatively the same, "todavía" is used more negatively as illustrated in my opening sentence.