eĉ

Even

Level 3

Eĉ marks the surprising word.

How It Works

SentenceMeaning
Eĉ infanoj komprenas.Even children understand.
Mi eĉ ne scias.I do not even know.
Mi ne scias eĉ la nomon.I do not know even the name.
Kofi laboras eĉ dimanĉe.Kofi works even on Sundays.

In each sentence eĉ stands right before the word that surprises. It can stress a person, an action, a thing or a time. It is a small word and takes no ending.

For even if, put eĉ before se: Mi iros, eĉ se pluvos. Here eĉ stresses the whole condition: it may rain, and I go anyway.

Examples (5)

  1. Eĉ infanoj komprenas tion.

    Even children understand that.

    Eĉ stresses infanoj.

  2. Mi eĉ ne scias la nomon de la urbo.

    I do not even know the name of the city.

    Eĉ comes before ne.

  3. Kofi laboras eĉ dimanĉe.

    Kofi works even on Sundays.

    Eĉ stresses dimanĉe.

  4. Eĉ Hiro, kiu ne ŝatas dancon, dancas ĉe la kongreso.

    Even Hiro, who does not like dancing, dances at the congress.

    Eĉ stands before the name it is about.

  5. Ana parolas kvin lingvojn, eĉ la hungaran.

    Ana speaks five languages, even Hungarian.

    Eĉ stresses the last and most surprising language.

Common Mistakes

  • Leaving out se for even if.

    Mi iros, eĉ pluvos.
    Mi iros, eĉ se pluvos.

    For even if, eĉ stands before se. Without se, eĉ belongs to the verb, and the clause says that it even rains.

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eĉLevel 3Even

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Eĉ goes before the word it stresses, like nur.

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