〜さえ

Formation

N3LimitationNeutral
Dict. Form
Noun
(
Particle
)
さえ
Variations
さえも
でさえ

Meaning

Used for emphasis to suggest that if even a simple or extreme case is true, then other cases are obviously true as well. It often contains a sense of surprise or disappointment.

Examples

忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べる時間さえなかった。

I was so busy that I didn't even have time to eat lunch.

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