дори/даже

Even

Level 4Sounds Like dori/daže

Дори децата знаят. (Even children know.) Даже не ми се обади. (He didn't even call me.) Both words mean even.

How It Works

1. Position controls meaning.

  • Дори Иван дойде. (Even Ivan came.) Ivan was the least likely person to come.
  • Иван дойде дори в неделя. (Ivan came even on Sunday.) Sunday was the least likely day.

2. With negation. For not even, put дори or даже before не: Дори не ме погледна. (He didn't even look at me.) For not even one, Bulgarian often uses нито: Нито един човек не дойде. (Not a single person came.)

3. Дори и. Adding и makes it stronger: Това го знае дори и дете. (Even a child knows that.)

4. Even if. Before a condition, use дори и да, not дори alone.

5. Even with comparatives. For even better or even more, Bulgarian usually says още: още по-добре (even better), още повече (even more).

Examples (6)

  1. Дори децата знаят това.

    Even children know that.

  2. Даже не ми се обади.

    He didn't even call me.

    Даже comes before не.

  3. Работи дори в събота.

    She works even on Saturdays.

  4. Това го знае дори и дете.

    Even a child knows that.

    Дори и is a little stronger than дори.

  5. Беше толкова уморен, че заспа, без даже да вечеря.

    He was so tired that he fell asleep without even having dinner.

  6. Дори не знам как се казва.

    I don't even know what his name is.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting не before дори.

    Не дори ми се обади.
    Дори не ми се обади.

    For not even, дори or даже comes first, and не stays in front of the verb.

  • Using дори alone for even if.

    Дори вали, ще дойда.
    Дори да вали, ще дойда.

    Дори only means even. To make a condition, add да: дори да or дори и да.

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дори/дажеLevel 4Even

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Even follows also.

Words in This Pattern

доридажедаже