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2022-03-19

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Ester, a reader, about the uses of "even."
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  • Could you please tell me how to use "even?"
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  • Ester
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  • Dear Ester,
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  • Thank you for your question.
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  • There are several ways to use the word "even" in American English.
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  • We will start with the use of "even" as an adjective to describe nouns.
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  • One use of "even" as an adjective can mean smooth or not rough.
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  • The table has an even surface that is good for table tennis.
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  • Here, the top of the table is smooth. It is not rough.
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  • We can use "even" as an adjective to describe something as normal or regular.
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  • For example:
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  • The doctor listened to her patient's even heartbeat.
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  • This statement means that the patient's heart was beating at a regular speed.
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  • Our last example of "even" as an adjective can be seen in the example below, meaning equal or balanced.
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  • I cut the cake into eight even pieces.
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  • In this final adjective example, the cake is divided into eight equal parts.
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  • "Even" can also be used as an adverb to mean that the information is surprising in either a good way or a bad way.
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  • Compare these examples:
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  • I did not even know that she was arriving this weekend!
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  • He even bought me flowers on our first date.
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  • Both examples show surprise or disbelief to something that was earlier not thought possible.
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  • And finally, we can use "even" with other adjectives and adverbs to make a statement stronger.
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  • This summer could be even hotter because of climate change.
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  • In this sentence "even" is a comparative adverb making hotter have a more intense meaning.
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  • Please let us know if these examples have helped you, Ester!
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  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Faith Pirlo.
  • 1
  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Ester, a reader, about the uses of "even."
  • 2
  • Question:
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  • Could you please tell me how to use "even?"
  • 4
  • Ester
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  • Answer:
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  • Dear Ester,
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  • Thank you for your question.
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  • There are several ways to use the word "even" in American English.
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  • Even as an adjective
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  • We will start with the use of "even" as an adjective to describe nouns.
  • 11
  • One use of "even" as an adjective can mean smooth or not rough.
  • 12
  • The table has an even surface that is good for table tennis.
  • 13
  • Here, the top of the table is smooth. It is not rough.
  • 14
  • We can use "even" as an adjective to describe something as normal or regular. For example:
  • 15
  • The doctor listened to her patient's even heartbeat.
  • 16
  • This statement means that the patient's heart was beating at a regular speed.
  • 17
  • Our last example of "even" as an adjective can be seen in the example below, meaning equal or balanced.
  • 18
  • I cut the cake into eight even pieces.
  • 19
  • In this final adjective example, the cake is divided into eight equal parts.
  • 20
  • Even as an adverb
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  • "Even" can also be used as an adverb to mean that the information is surprising in either a good way or a bad way. Compare these examples:
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  • I did not even know that she was arriving this weekend!
  • 23
  • He even bought me flowers on our first date.
  • 24
  • Both examples show surprise or disbelief to something that was earlier not thought possible.
  • 25
  • Even with other adverbs or adjectives
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  • And finally, we can use "even" with other adjectives and adverbs to make a statement stronger.
  • 27
  • This summer could be even hotter because of climate change.
  • 28
  • In this sentence "even" is a comparative adverb making hotter have a more intense meaning.
  • 29
  • Please let us know if these examples have helped you, Ester!
  • 30
  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Faith Pirlo.
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  • Faith Pirlo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • table tennis - n. a game in which two or four people hit a small ball over a low net on a large table
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