Meaning & usage
ても expresses even if or no matter what, showing that the result in the main clause holds regardless of the condition before it. It is often paired with question words like いくら, だれ, or どんな to stress any amount, person, or situation. Attach も to the te-form of verbs and i-adjectives, as in 行っても or 高くても, and use でも after nouns and na-adjectives, as in 元気でも or 雨でも.
Example sentences 8
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いくらうまくいっても土曜日までには終わらない。
We cannot finish it before Saturday even if everything goes well.
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自転車に乗る時はいくら注意してもしすぎることはない。
You cannot be too careful in riding a bicycle.
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いくら食べても、太らないのよ。
No matter how much I eat, I never get fat.
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人はどんなに年をとっても学ぶことができる。
No matter how old one may be, one can learn.
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そこへ行っても仕方がない。
It is no use going there.
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だれが来てもねえ、開けちゃだめなのよ。
Whoever comes, don't open the door.
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先生といってもいろいろある。
There are teachers and then there are teachers.
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たとえどんなことがあってもあきらめません。
No matter what happens, I won't give up.
In past JLPT papers
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