mesmo

Meaning

Adj

1. same
2. self

Adv

1. even
2. exactly; precisely as stated

Conj

although

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛsmo̝/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: -met

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese mesmo /meesmo /miismo, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from Latin -met (“emphatic suffix”) + ipse (“himself”) + -issimus (“superlative suffix”).

Sentences

Falo comigo mesmo de política , de amor , de arte ou de filosofía .

I talk to myself about politics, love, art or philosophy.

Ou mesmo nin unha canción enteira , se non nos engancha nos primeiros segundos.

Or even a whole song, if we don't get hooked in the first few seconds.

Nese mesmo ano foi reelixido como alcalde da cidade novamente.

In the same year, he was re-elected mayor of the city.

El mesmo declarou que estas viaxes influíron no seu cinema.

He himself stated that these trips influenced his cinema.

Cambian os soportes, pero basicamente seguimos facendo o mesmo .

They change the brackets, but basically we keep doing the same thing.

Mesmo un lobo verdadeiro doadamente podería estar alí escondido axexando.

Even a real wolf could easily be hiding there staring.