Learn English – “no even a” vs “not even a”

phrase-usage

What is the difference between no even a and not even a?
Are they both interchangeable and equally correct?
[EXAMPLES]:

  • There is not even a single pen.
  • There is no even a single pen.
  • I have not even a single pen.
  • I have no even a single pen.

Best Answer

You are mixing two phrases:

  • There is no pen.
  • There is a single pen. -> There is not a single pen. -> There is not even a single pen.

Basically both sentences express the absence of something, the latter having a stonger emphasis.

But you can't write: There is no even a single pen.

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