mesmo

Meaning

Noun

the same

Adj

1. same (not different; not another)
2. same (similar; alike; analogous)
3. used as an intensifier

Adv

1. (not-comparable) really; actually; in fact
2. (not-comparable) simply, just
3. (not-comparable) even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned)
4. (not-comparable) intensifies the fact that an act occurred, occurs or will occur during that time; right; precisely
5. (not-comparable) emphasises the preciseness of a location; right
6. (not-comparable,sentence-final) again (used to ask for forgotten information)

Conj

though; although (despite the fact that); despite being

Hyphenated as

mes‧mo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmez.mu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mesmo, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese meesmo, from Vulgar Latin of Iberia *medesmo, from proto-Romanic forms as *medessimu, from *medissimu, from *medipsimu, from Vulgar Latin *metipsimus, from a previous *metipsissīmus, derived from Latin -met (emphatic suffix) + ipse (“himself”) + -issimus (superlative suffix). Compare with Spanish mismo, French même.

Sentences

Isso mesmo , certo ?

That's right, right?

Você sabe mesmo ?

Do you really know?

Tente você mesmo primeiro .

Try it yourself first.

Parece que tudo começa e termina no mesmo lugar .

It seems that everything starts and ends in the same place.

Se você respeitar outro , não tenha medo de si mesmo .

If you respect another, don't be afraid of yourself.

Isso foi tão legal e tão lento ao mesmo tempo .

That was so cool and so slow at the same time.

Mas isto é um detalhe a que eu mesmo não dou importância .

But this is a detail that I myself do not care about.

Tudo é negado , até mesmo a glória .

Everything is denied, even glory.