Ch 14 · Lesson 14Esperanto · Chapter 14 · Lesson 14 · Grammar primer
Eĉ and eĉ se: even, and even if
sits right before the word it points at. keeps a real tense if it may happen and takes -us in both halves if it is imagined.
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, even, stands directly before the word it is about, and moving it moves the surprise. : even the children understood. : he did not drink even water. and follow the same rule.
takes -us only when the case is imagined
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is even if. If it may really happen, keep the real tense: , . If it is imagined, use -us in both halves, as in any conditional: , . Mixing the two, with , is the mistake to avoid.
eĉ: even
stands directly before the word it points at. Move it, and you move the surprise:
.- Even the children understood..- He did not drink even water..- I even understood the film.
(also) and (only) work the same way: word order and style has all three.
eĉ se: real or imagined
is even if. The verb tells you whether it might really happen:
| The case | Esperanto | English |
|---|---|---|
| it may happen | , . | Even if it rains tomorrow, we'll go. |
| it is imagined | , . | Even if I were rich, I would work. |
For a fact you concede, even though, use : , . - Even though I am rich, I work.
Going further: sed and tamen: but and however and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.
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