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perfino

even

adverb pehr-FEE-noh Less Common
Grammar & Structure Adverbs

Origin: from 'per' plus 'fino', up to

Usage Note

Perfino is an emphatic 'even', highlighting a surprising extreme, and is interchangeable with persino. It precedes the surprising element: perfino lui ha riso ('even he laughed'). Keep it distinct from fino a ('until'), which marks a limit in time or space.

Examples

"Perfino i bambini lo sanno."

Natural Translation

Even the children know it.

Literal Translation

Even the children it know.

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