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A3 Expression, Particle

でさえeven, but, however

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    1. Expression, Particle

      1. 1.

        even (e.g. even a child)

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      2. 2.

        as long as (it is, you are, etc.), (if) only, just

        after a noun or na-adjective; in conditional clauses,

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    でさえ

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    • 私は(ちい)さな(むし)でさえ(ころ)すことが出来(でき)ません。

      I can't even kill a small insect.

      • 子供(こども)ですら()っている(こと)()らないのは()ずかしい。

        It is embarrassing not to know something that even a child knows.

        • その野球選手(やきゅうせんしゅ)野球(やきゅう)興味(きょうみ)のない(はは)ですら()っています。

          Even my mother, who has no interest in baseball, knows that baseball player.

          • (ちい)さな(うそ)ですらつけない彼女(かのじょ)詐欺(さぎ)()になれるわけがありません。

            There is no way she, who cannot tell even a small lie, could become a con artist.

            • 子供(こども)ですら()っている常識(じょうしき)(てき)(こと)()らないとは…もっと()じるべきである。

              Not knowing something that is even children’s common knowledge… you should be more ashamed.

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