JLPT N1 Grammar (sura / de sura)

Meaning

even ~ (with emphasis)

Level: JLPT N1

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Noun（で）すら
（に）すら
sura すら jlpt n1 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (sura / de sura). Meaning: even ~ (with emphasis).

This grammar is very similar to .

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Example #1

こんなもんだい、しょうがくせいすらわかるよ。
konna mondai, shougakusei sura wakaru yo.
Even an elementary school kid would know this kind of problem.
Example #2

のどがいたくて、みずすらのめない。
nodo ga itakute, mizu sura nomenai.
My throat hurts so much I can't even drink water.
Example #3

このなやみはかぞくにすらいえない。
kono nayami wa kazoku ni sura ienai.
I can't talk about this problem to anyone, even my family.
Example #4

ぬすみがわるいことであるのは、ちいさいこどもですらしっている。
nusumi ga warui koto de aru no wa, chiisai kodomo de sura shitteiru.
Even small children know that stealing is something bad.
Example #5

けっこんなんてとんでもない。わたしはおとこのひととはなしたことすらないのです。
kekkon nante tondemonai. watashi wa otoko no hito to hanashita koto sura nai no desu.
Getting married is out of the question. I've never even talked to a man before.
Example #6

かのじょは、だいがくきょうじゅですらきがつかなかったもんだいてんをしてきしました。
kanojo wa, daigaku kyouju de sura ki ga tsukanakatta mondaiten o shiteki shimashita.
She pointed out problems that even university professors had not noticed.
Example #7

ジョンさんは１０ねんもにほんにすんでいるのに、あいさつすらにほんごでできない。
jon san wa 10 nen mo nihon ni sundeiru no ni, aisatsu sura nihongo de dekinai.
Although John has lived in Japan for over 10 years, he can't even do a greeting in Japanese.

Vocabulary List

KanjiKanaEnglish
とんでもないunthinkable
悩みなやみworries
盗みぬすみtheft
教授きょうじゅprofessor
問題点もんだいてんthe main problem
指摘してきpointing out

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