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〜でも (even)

even

Noun + でも

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After a noun, でも can mean "even": この問題は子どもでもわかる, "even a child can understand this problem". It picks an extreme example: if it's true even for that, it's true for everything else.

It's common with people (子ども, 先生, 日本人), times (雨の日でも, 夜遅くでも) and conditions.

It's softer and more everyday than さえ (N3). In casual speech, だって often replaces it: 子どもだってわかる.

The same でも has other jobs: "or something" (お茶でも, N4) and "but" at the start of a sentence (N5). If you can say "even" in English, it's this one.

Examples

  • この問題もんだいは子こどもでもわかる。

    Even a child can understand this problem.

  • 雨あめの日ひでも、毎日走まいにちはしっている。

    I run every day, even on rainy days.

  • 日本人にほんじんでも、この漢字かんじは読よめない。

    Even Japanese people can't read this kanji.

  • 先生せんせいでもわからないことがある。

    There are things even teachers don't know.

  • このレストランは夜遅よるおそくでも開あいている。

    This restaurant is open even late at night.

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