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Old December 03, 2009, 09:43 AM
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Aún y todavía

Aún y todavía; ¿son intercambiable? Me gusta usar 'aún' porque es corto y fácil [para me lo recuerdo ].
Edit: Nevermind, found another thread about this same thing. (Curse you BobJenkins!! ((not really)) ).
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Old December 03, 2009, 09:54 AM
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Tiny off topic note: "Aún y todavía; ¿son intercambiables?" Also note that "aun" and "aún" are two different words.
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Okay - I'll bite. I didn't realize they're different words (aún and aun). What are the differences? How are they used differently?
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http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltCons...&LEMA=a%C3%BAn

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Um .... so, with the accent if it is synonymous with todavía. No accent if not. Right?

So, what does aún/todavía mean vs. what does aun mean? I am not seeing the difference in the examples in RAE.......
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"Aun" can be also said by "también" or "incluso" in many cases.

Cuento todo entre sus bienes, aun (también, incluso) la casa.
I'm counting everything among his/her possessions, even the house.

Al sumar los años que estuve en Europa, cuento aun (también, incluso) los que pasé en Turquía.
When summing up the years I lived in Europe, I count even those I spent in Turkey.

Me voy a ir como sea, aun (incluso) a pie, si es necesario.
I'm leaving no matter what, even by foot if I have to.

No vería esa película ni aun (ni siquiera) si me pagaran por ello.
I wouldn't watch that movie even if I were payed for it.


"Aún" is always "todavía".

¿Aún (todavía) no te has ido?
You're not gone yet?

Tengo que esperar a Juan, porque aún (todavía) no termina su trabajo.
I must wait Juan because he hasn't finished his work yet.

¿Sabes si Laura aún (todavía) está casada con su cuarto marido?
Do you know if Laura is still married to her fourth husband?

El reloj aún (todavía) no da las doce, así que todavía (aún) no me puedo convertir en calabaza.
It's not 12 o'clock yet, so I still can't turn into a pumpkin.
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Angélica already answered, but my nexy link was this:

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/t...?spen=a%C3%BAn



And see if that clears your mind.
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Okay - BOTH Malila's examples AND the links were very helpful! (I especially love the one about turning into a pumpkin, M!)

The only question I still have is this: in the WordReference example, it says that "aun" is "even" and "aún" is "yet/still" except it means "even" in comparisons. Can you give me an example of when "aún" means "even" in a comparison? THANKS!!
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Really they aren't exchange in the Spanish, each word has a means different.

But Angelica's examples are very useful for you.

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[...]Can you give me an example of when "aún" means "even" in a comparison? THANKS!!
Juan es más alto que Pedro, pero José es aún más alto que Juan.
Juan is taller than Pedro, but José is even taller than Juan.

Bill Gates es famoso por ser millonario, pero Carlos Slim tiene aún más dinero.
Bill Gates is famous for being a millionaire, but Carlos Slim has even more money.

Los hijos de mi hermano son muy ruidosos, pero mis vecinos hacen aún más escándalo.
My brother's children are very noisy, but my neighbours make even more uproar.

In all cases "aún" is still a synonym of "todavía".
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