eben
English
editAdjective
editeben (comparative more eben, superlative most eben)
- Pronunciation spelling of even, representing African-American English.
Adverb
editeben (comparative more eben, superlative most eben)
- Pronunciation spelling of even, representing African-American English.
Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin ebenus. Doublet of banús.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeben m (plural ébens)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “eben” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eben”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “eben” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eben” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editeben m inan
- ebony (tree, wood, color)
Declension
editFurther reading
editGerman
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editThe adjective is from Middle High German eben, from Old High German eban, the adverb from ebano; from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz and its adverb equivalent. Cognate with Low German even, Dutch even, effen, English even, Danish jævn.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /eːbən/, [ˈeːbən], [ˈeːbm̩]
- (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈeːbənt/, [ˈeː(b)m̩t]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eːbən
Adjective
editeben (strong nominative masculine singular ebener or ebner, comparative ebener or ebner, superlative am ebensten)
Declension
editPositive forms of eben
Comparative forms of eben
Superlative forms of eben
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am ebensten | sie ist am ebensten | es ist am ebensten | sie sind am ebensten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ebenster | ebenste | ebenstes | ebenste |
genitive | ebensten | ebenster | ebensten | ebenster | |
dative | ebenstem | ebenster | ebenstem | ebensten | |
accusative | ebensten | ebenste | ebenstes | ebenste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ebenste | die ebenste | das ebenste | die ebensten |
genitive | des ebensten | der ebensten | des ebensten | der ebensten | |
dative | dem ebensten | der ebensten | dem ebensten | den ebensten | |
accusative | den ebensten | die ebenste | das ebenste | die ebensten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ebenster | eine ebenste | ein ebenstes | (keine) ebensten |
genitive | eines ebensten | einer ebensten | eines ebensten | (keiner) ebensten | |
dative | einem ebensten | einer ebensten | einem ebensten | (keinen) ebensten | |
accusative | einen ebensten | eine ebenste | ein ebenstes | (keine) ebensten |
Adverb
editeben
- (modal particle) so, just, simply, indicating that something is generally known, or cannot be changed, or the like; often untranslatable
- Synonym: halt
- Er ist eben ein Idiot...
- So he's an idiot...
- Dann müssen wir eben härter arbeiten.
- Then we'll just have to work harder.
- (modal particle) just, quickly, indicating that something is done fast or without much complication
- Synonym: kurz
- Ich geh mal eben zur Theke.
- I'll just go to the bar.
- Könnten Sie mir vielleicht eben helfen?
- Could you maybe help me out really quickly?
- just; a moment ago
- Wo ist denn dein Mann? Der saß doch eben noch hier.
- Where's your husband? He was sitting here just a minute ago.
- (literary, with dieser) exactly, very
- Synonym: genau
- Es sollte eben diese Entscheidung sein, die ihn in den Bankrott treiben würde.
- It would be this very decision that drove him into bankruptcy.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “eben (flach, glatt)” in Duden online
- “eben (genau, gerade)” in Duden online
- “eben (soeben, vorhin, schnell)” in Duden online
- “eben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editeben
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French ébène, from Latin ebenus.
Noun
editeben n (uncountable)
Declension
editTurkish
editNoun
editeben
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