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Meaning of sem | Babel Free

Conjunction CEFR A1 Common
[ˈʃɛm]

Definitions

  1. …, neither (or not…, either)
    clitic
  2. neither… nor…
    clitic
  3. not even
    clitic

Equivalents

العربية سام
Bosanski sem
Čeština sem
Deutsch Sem
Ελληνικά Σημ
English Either neither Shem
Español Sem
فارسی سام
Suomi Seem
Français Sem
हिन्दी शाम
Hrvatski sem
Հայերեն սեմ
Italiano SEM
Latina Sem Semus
Polski SEM
Português sem
Русский сим
Српски sem
Tiếng Việt sém

Examples

“Julit sem láttam.”

I didn’t see Juli, either. [aside from not having seen another person]

“Én sem láttam Julit.”

I didn’t see Juli, either. [aside from other people who haven't seen her]

“Meg sem próbálta.”

S/he didn’t even try it.

“Sem te, sem ő nem jöhettek velem.”

Neither you nor s/he can come with me.

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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