- saemo even
Used in formal or literary contexts to emphasize an extreme or surprising example, often with negative verbs or conditions.
その問題は専門家さえも解けなかった。
Sono mondai wa senmonsha saemo tokenakatta.
Even experts couldn't solve that problem.
彼は自分の名前さえも書けない。
Kare wa jibun no namae saemo kakenai.
He can't even write his own name.
⚖️ Often confused with さえ, but さえも adds a stronger sense of inclusion, sometimes implying unexpectedness or even pity.
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