यहाँ तक कि (yahaan tak ki)
conjunction
A fixed connective meaning 'even' or 'to the extent that,' used to introduce an extreme or surprising example. Built from यहाँ (yahaan, 'here') + तक (tak, 'up to') + कि (ki, 'that'), literally 'up to here that.'
Sense
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even (introducing an extreme example)
conjunction Introduces a clause or phrase that represents the most extreme point on a scale, often to emphasize surprise: 'X, यहाँ तक कि (yahaan tak ki) Y' meaning 'X, even to the extent of Y.'
Synonyms: यहां तक कि (yahaan tak ki, variant spelling without chandrabindu)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this a lot in storytelling and complaining -- someone listing how bad or surprising something got: 'उसने सब कुछ बेच दिया, यहाँ तक कि अपना घर भी' (usne sab kuchh bech diyaa, yahaan tak ki apnaa ghar bhii, 'he sold everything, even his own house'). It has a slightly more formal, narrative feel than just piling on भी (bhii) after every noun.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often confuse this with भी (bhii, 'also/even'); भी attaches directly to a single word to mean 'even that one', while यहाँ तक कि (yahaan tak ki) introduces a whole clause or phrase to show how far a situation extends. 2) It typically comes at the start of the extreme example, not right after the word being emphasized, unlike भी (bhii) which sits right after its target.
Sample Sentences:
उसने सब कुछ बेच दिया, यहाँ तक कि अपना घर भी।
He sold everything, even his own house.
(usne sab kuchh bech diyaa, yahaan tak ki apnaa ghar bhii।)
वह इतना गुस्से में था कि यहाँ तक कि अपने भाई से भी लड़ बैठा।
He was so angry that he even ended up fighting with his own brother.
(vah itnaa gusse men thaa ki yahaan tak ki apne bhaaii se bhii lad baithaa।)
यहाँ तक कि डॉक्टर भी इस बीमारी की वजह नहीं समझ पाए।
Even the doctors could not understand the reason for this illness.
(yahaan tak ki doktar bhii is biimaarii kii vajah nahiin samajh paae।)
अगर तुम मुझसे पहले पूछते, तो मैं यहाँ तक कि अपनी छुट्टी भी रद्द कर देता।
If you had asked me earlier, I would even have cancelled my vacation.
(agar tum mujhse pahle poochhte, to main yahaan tak ki apnii chhuttii bhii radd kar detaa।)
बारिश इतनी तेज़ थी कि यहाँ तक कि छतें भी टपकने लगीं।
The rain was so heavy that even the roofs started leaking.
(baarish itnii tez thii ki yahaan tak ki chhaten bhii tapakne lagiin।)
क्या हो सकता है कि यहाँ तक कि सबसे ईमानदार आदमी भी कभी झूठ बोले?
Is it possible that even the most honest man might sometimes tell a lie?
(kyaa ho saktaa hai ki yahaan tak ki sabse iimaandaar aadmii bhii kabhii jhooth bole?)
इस शहर में महंगाई इतनी बढ़ गई है कि यहाँ तक कि सब्ज़ी खरीदना भी मुश्किल हो गया है।
Inflation has risen so much in this city that even buying vegetables has become difficult.
(is shahar men mahangaaii itnii badh gaii hai ki yahaan tak ki sabzii khariidnaa bhii mushkil ho gayaa hai।)
उस साधु ने सब त्याग दिया, यहाँ तक कि अपना नाम भी।
That ascetic renounced everything, even his own name.
(us saadhu ne sab tyaag diyaa, yahaan tak ki apnaa naam bhii।)
आगे चलकर हालात इतने बिगड़ जाएंगे कि यहाँ तक कि सरकार को भी हस्तक्षेप करना पड़ेगा।
Things will deteriorate so much going forward that even the government will have to intervene.
(aage chalkar haalaat itne bigad jaaenge ki yahaan tak ki sarkaar ko bhii hastakshep karnaa padegaa।)
मुझे यह सुनकर हैरानी हुई कि यहाँ तक कि उसकी माँ भी उसके खिलाफ गवाही दे रही थी।
I was surprised to hear that even his own mother was testifying against him.
(mujhe yah sunkar hairaanii huii ki yahaan tak ki uskii maan bhii uske khilaaph gavaahii de rahii thii।)