eben

See also: ében, ëben, and Eben

English

Adjective

eben (comparative more eben, superlative most eben)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of even, representing African American Vernacular English.

Adverb

eben (comparative more eben, superlative most eben)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of even, representing African American Vernacular English.

Anagrams


Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ebenus.

Pronunciation

Noun

eben m (plural ébens)

  1. ebony (tree, wood, color)
    Synonym: banús

Derived terms

  • ebenista

Further reading


German

Alternative forms

Etymology

The adjective is from Old High German eban, the adverb from ebano; from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz and its adverb equivalent. Cognate with Low German even, Dutch even, effen, English even, Danish jævn.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /eːbən/, [ˈeːbən], [ˈeːbm̩]

Adjective

eben (comparative ebener, superlative am ebensten)

  1. flat, smooth, even (of a surface)

Declension

Adverb

eben

  1. (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.
  2. (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?
  3. 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.
  4. (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

Further reading

  • eben in Duden online

Hungarian

Etymology

eb (dog) + -en (on)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛbɛn]
  • Hyphenation: eben

Noun

eben

  1. superessive singular of eb

Turkish

Noun

eben

  1. second-person singular possessive of ebe
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