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JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate

でさえ

Emphatic ‘even’ used to highlight a surprising or extreme example.

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さえ a very similar and more common particle
Particle

Even

Highlights an extreme or unexpected example to imply that the statement applies naturally to everything else.

Example

そんな こと は 子供 でさえ 知っている 。

Even a child knows that.

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でさえ
でさえ
Emphatic 'even' used to highlight a surprising or extreme example.
Example

この言葉を覚えましょう。

Let's memorize this word.

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