भी न

not even

→ भी

phrase Uncommon #5,789

not even भी adds emphasis like “even,” while न makes the phrase negative. In some conversational uses, आप भी न expresses mild exasperation, like “you, honestly!”

HI: वह इतना थका था कि चल भी न सका।

EN: He was so tired that he couldn’t even walk.

ये मेरा भी न ऐसे शुरुआत में बहुत ऊपर-नीचे हो रहा था।

Mine was going up and down a lot like this at the beginning too.

— Darlings (2022)

शायद एक पुस्तकालय कार्ड भी न मिले अगर वह कोशिश करे.

They might not even get a library card if they tried.

— The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

यह रानी भी न, पता नहीं कहाँ चली गई है।

This queen—who knows where she’s gone.

— Soni (2019)

आस-पास कोई गाँव भी न था।

There wasn’t even a village nearby.