Meaning
Used for an unexpected example, a minimum option, or to show that even something simple is possible.
Formation
- It follows a noun: 子どもでも, コーヒーでも
- It replaces を and が and is added to に and で
When to use it
- Core use
- Even this, or at least this
Example
忙しい日でも朝ご飯は食べます
Even on busy days I eat breakfast.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.