/mɛm/

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Translation

same, even, self

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Word origin

From Vulgar Latin metipsimus, an emphatic form built on Latin -met (an intensive particle) and ipse ('self'), with the superlative ending -issimus.

Origin
Latin
Root
metipsimus
English cognates
ipsative

Grammar

Examples

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We have lived in the same neighbourhood for ten years.

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She works even on weekends to finish the project.

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He made the cake himself without any help.

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We are wearing exactly the same jacket today.

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Even the children understood the joke.

est un mot polyvalent qui fonctionne comme adjectif, adverbe ou pronom selon sa position. Adjectif avant le nom, il exprime l'identité (le même livre) ; après un pronom tonique, il renforce (moi-même, lui-même). Adverbe invariable, il intensifie ou marque une concession (même les experts se trompent).

La locution quand même (tout de même, malgré tout) est omniprésente à l'oral : c'est quand même dommage. Attention à l'accord : adjectif épithète, même s'accorde (les mêmes erreurs) ; adverbe, il reste invariable (elles sont même arrivées en retard).

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 10: même, ou, très and 7 more words.