แม้แต่ว่า(máe dtàe wâa)

Meanings

1ConjunctionB1

even if; even though

even if; even though; although (used to introduce a concessive or conditional clause)

Examples

แม้แต่ว่าmáe dtàe wâaแม้แต่ว่าmáe dtàe wâa1even if; even though2even thatเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
Even if he doesn't love me, I will still love him.
2ConjunctionB1

even that

even that (used to emphasize a surprising or extreme fact in a subordinate clause)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognizeไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)แม้แต่ว่าmáe dtàe wâaแม้แต่ว่าmáe dtàe wâa1even if; even though2even thatวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsวันเกิดwan gèrtวันเกิดwan gèrtbirthdayของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
He doesn't even remember that today is his birthday.

Word Breakdown

แม้แต่máe dtàeแม้แต่máe dtàeeven (emphasizing an extreme or unlikely example)Part 1
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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizePart 2
แม้แต่ว่าmáe dtàe wâaแม้แต่ว่าmáe dtàe wâaeven if; even though