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.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ebenus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeβən/

Noun

eben m ‎(plural ébens)

1. ebony (tree, wood, color)

Synonyms

• banús

German

Pronunciation

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

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.

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

   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

   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

   Es sollte eben diese Entscheidung sein, die ihn in den Bankrott treiben würde.

   It would be this very decision that drove him into bankruptcy.

Synonyms

• (so, just, simply): halt
• (just, quickly): kurz
• (exactly, just): genau

Derived terms

• ebenda

Turkish

Noun

eben

1. second-person singular possessive of ebe