Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – さえ (sae)

Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – さえ (sae)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

89. ～さえ
a. Meaning: “even ~”

b. Structure: N / Vて / Vます without ます / [question word + か] + さえ

この子はもう６歳だが、まだ自分の名前さえ読めない。
Kono-ko wa mō 6-saidaga, mada jibun no namae sae yomenai.
This child is already six but cannot even read his own name.

娘は親にさえ相談せずに留学を決めてしまった。
Musume wa oya ni sae sōdan sezu ni ryūgaku o kimete shimatta.
My daughter decided to study abroad on her own, without even consulting her parents.

この問題は成績優秀な佐藤君でさえできなかった。
Kono mondai wa seiseki yūshūna Satō-kunde sae dekinakatta.
Even Sato, who has good grades, could not solve this problem.

「運動の苦手な私でさえ、１週間で泳げるようになったのだから、あなたなら３日でだいじょうぶよ」
`Undō no nigatena watashide sae, 1-shūkan de oyogeru yō ni natta nodakara, anatanara 3-nichi de daijōbu yo’
If even someone as unathletic as me could swim within a week, it will only take you three days.

妻は夫の給料がいくらかさえ知らなかった。
Tsuma wa otto no kyūryō ga ikura ka sae shiranakatta.
My wife does not even know how much her husband earns.

どんなに頼んでも、野口さんは会ってさえくれなかった。
Don’nani tanon demo, Noguchi-san wa atte sae kurenakatta.
However much I asked, Mr Noguchi would not even see me.

彼は友人からの手紙を読みさえせずに、ごみ箱に放り投げた。
Kare wa yūjin kara no tegami o yomi sae sezu ni, gomibako ni hōri nageta.
He did not even read his friend’s letter; he threw it in the bin.