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eben (adj)
   even, flat, level
eben (adv)
   just; precisely, exactly; for a moment
eben (particle)
   just, simply

Ja, eben!
Yes, precisely/exactly!
Eine ruhige und ebene Straße führt uns an Feldern und Wiesen vorbei.
A quiet and level road takes us past fields and meadows.
Das ist eben so.
That's just the way it is.

Related:
die Ebene plain (land), plane (geom.)

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