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JLPT N3 Grammar

さえ

N3Emphasis

N3 · Emphasis · noun + さえ / 助词 + さえ

even; as much as

noun + さえ / 助词 + さえ

Gives an extreme example to emphasize degree: if even this is true, other cases are unsurprising.

It can replace some particles, as in 水さえ飲めない, or follow particles, as in 私にさえ.

忙しすぎて、昼ご飯を食べる時間さえなかった。

I was so busy that I did not even have time to eat lunch.

Watch particle placement; not every particle stays directly before さえ.

Bring out even the minimum case for emphasis.

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