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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesさえ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sae
"彼は挨拶さえしなかった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme, equivalent to 'at all' or 'not so much as'.
"He didn't even say thank you after I helped him."
- 1
Flat, smooth, or level; or divisible by two without a remainder.
"Make sure the surface is completely even before placing the tiles."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'efen', meaning level, flat, equal, or calm. Over centuries, the semantic scope expanded from physical flatness and equality to mathematical parity and the rhetorical use for emphasis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Even" is said worldwide
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même
Transliteration: mɛm
"Il n'a même pas dit au revoir."
sogar
Transliteration: zoˈɡaːɐ̯
"Er hat sich nicht einmal bedankt."
neanche
Transliteration: neˈan.ke
"Non ha neanche risposto al telefono."
siquiera
Transliteration: siˈkje.ɾa
"No tengo siquiera para comer."
sequer
Transliteration: seˈkeɾ
"Ele não sequer olhou para trás."
भी
Transliteration: bhi
"उसने शुक्रिया भी नहीं कहा।"
甚至
Transliteration: shènzhì
"他甚至连一句谢谢都没说。"
조차
Transliteration: jo-cha
"그는 인사조차 하지 않았다."
さえ
Transliteration: sae
"彼は挨拶さえしなかった。"
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