Meaning
not even
- even ... not
In a sentence
Non mi ha neppur risposto al telefono.
He didn't even answer me on the phone.
Neppur tu sai dove sono le chiavi?
Don't even you know where the keys are?
Ieri non ho neppur mangiato a pranzo.
Yesterday I didn't even eat lunch.
Usage notes
- Neppur is a literary or archaic shortening of neppure; in everyday speech, prefer neppure or nemmeno.
- It often appears before nouns or pronouns in elevated style: neppur io, neppur l'ombra.
- Do not use it in casual conversation unless aiming for poetic, old-fashioned, or rhetorical effect.