Vokabahn

eben

A1 Interjection / Adjective / Adverb frequency rank #240

What eben means

Interjection

  1. exactly; used to express agreement with an argument while not having needed convincing

Adjective

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

Adverb

  1. just; a moment ago
  2. just, simply, indicating that something is generally known or cannot be changed, and is therefore to be accepted; often equivalent to a shrug
  3. just, quickly, indicating that something is done fast or without much complication
  4. exactly, very

Forms

Interjection | Adjective | Adverb

Pronunciation

eben in a sentence

Wo ist denn dein Mann? Der saß doch eben noch hier.

Where's your husband? He was sitting here just a minute ago.

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eben is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #240 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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