JLPT N3 Grammar (sae)

Meaning

even; so much as; not even

How to use

Noun(で)さえ(も)
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Learn Japanese grammar: (sae). Meaning: even; so much as; not even~.

To emphasize more, use でさえ (de sae).

To emphasize even more, use でさえも (de sae mo).


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Example #1

そんなこと、こどもでさえしっている。
sonna koto, kodomo de sae shitteiru.
Even children know that.
Example #2

いそがしすぎて、ごはんをたべるじかんさえない。
isogashisugite, gohan o taberu jikan sae nai.
I'm so busy I don't even have time to eat.
Example #3

のどがいたくて、みずさえのめない。
nodo ga itakute, mizu sae nomenai.
My throat hurts so much I can't even drink water.
Example #4

はははテレビがきらいで、ニュースさえみません。
haha wa terebi ga kirai de, nyuusu sae mimasen.
My mother hates TV's and so we don't even watch the news.
Example #5

からはきょうしつにいるときでさえもけいたいをつかう。
karera wa kyoushitsu ni iru toki de sae mo keitai o tsukau.
They use their cellphone even when they are in the classroom.
Example #6

にほんごをまだはじめたばかりでひらがなをよむことさえまだむずかしいです。
nihongo o mada hajimeta bakari de hiragana o yomu koto sae mada muzukashii desu.
I just started learning Japanese and even reading hiragana is still difficult for me.
Example #7

かぞくにさえいえないこともある。
kazoku ni sae ienai koto mo aru.
There are things I can't say, even to my own family.
Example #8

かれはパソコンがぜんぜんわかりません。パソコンのでんげんのつけかたさえわかりません。
kare wa pasokon ga zenzen wakarimasen. pasokon no dengen no tsukekata sae wakarimasen.
He doesn't know about computers at all. He doesn't even know how to turn the power on.

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