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aún
still
An adverb built from the idea of something continuing up to this point in time
Encoding Strategies:
repetition
Aún means still, as in something that has held true all the way up to this point in time. The accent mark signals the stress and emphasis baked into the word: you're STILL here?
aún
still, yet
Something that has continued up to this exact moment is still happening. In negative sentences, this becomes "yet" — the point hasn't been reached.
Aún estoy esperando su respuestaI'm still waiting for his reply
Aún no hemos comidoWe haven't eaten yet
even, still (comparative)
The "up to this point" idea works for degree too — we've already gone far, and we're still going further past that.
Tu hermana es alta, pero tú eres aún más altaYour sister is tall, but you are even taller
Este examen fue aún más difícil que el anteriorThis exam was even harder than the last one