Topic N3
Japanese Learning
28. いくら～ても : No matter how much / However much.
✏️Structure
いくら + Verb/Adj + ても💡Usage
Expresses that no matter what you do or how much, the result remains unchanged.
📚Examples
才能の差はどうしてもあるから、いくら頑張っても彼に勝つのは無理だ。
Sainou no sa wa doushitemo aru kara, ikura ganbattemo kare ni katsu no wa muri da.
There's inevitably a difference in talent, so no matter how hard you try, it's impossible to beat him.
壊れた時計を修理に出しているけれど、部品がないらしく、いくら待っても来ない。
Kowareta tokei wo shuuri ni dashite iru keredo, buhin ga nai rashiku, ikura mattemo konai.
I've sent my broken watch for repair, but it seems there are no parts, so no matter how long I wait, it doesn't come back.
この難解なパズルは、頭をひねっていくら考えても、結局正解が分からなかった。
Kono nankai na pazuru wa, atama wo hinette ikura kangaetemo, kekkyoku seikai ga wakaranakatta.
No matter how much I rack my brain thinking about this difficult puzzle, I ultimately couldn't find the answer.
不治の病に冒されていると聞かされ、いくらお金があっても人生の時間は足りないと感じた。
Fuji no yamai ni okasarete iru to kikasare, ikura okane ga attemo jinsei no jikan wa tarinai to kanjita.
Being told I have an incurable disease, I felt that no matter how much money I have, I don't have enough time in my life.
彼との信頼関係が完全に壊れてしまい、いくら謝っても二度と許してくれないだろう。
Kare to no shinrai kankei ga kanzen ni kowarete shimai, ikura ayamattemo nidoto yurushite kurenai darou.
The trust between me and him has been completely broken; no matter how much I apologize, he probably won't forgive me again.
彼女は毎日ジョギングをしているし、何より体質のおかげで、いくら食べても太らない。
Kanojo wa mainichi jogingu wo shite iru shi, naniyori taishitsu no okage de, ikura tabetemo futoranai.
She jogs every day, and above all, thanks to her constitution, no matter how much she eats, she doesn't get fat.
昨日失くした鍵を、朝から今もずっと探しているが、いくら探しても見つからない。
Kinou nakushita kagi wo, asa kara ima mo zutto sagashite iru ga, ikura sagashitemo mitsukaranai.
I've been searching for the keys I lost yesterday since this morning, but no matter how much I look, I can't find them.
今は新しいモデルが欲しいので、この古いパソコンはいくら安くても絶対に買わない。
Ima wa atarashii moderu ga hoshii node, kono furui pasokon wa ikura yasukutemo zettai ni kawanai.
I want a new model now, so no matter how cheap this old PC is, I will definitely not buy it.
彼はとても頑固なところがあって、周囲がいくら説明しても自分の間違いを理解してくれない。
Kare wa totemo ganko na tokoro ga atte, shuui ga ikura setsumei shitemo jibun no machigai wo rikai shite kurenai.
He can be very stubborn; no matter how much those around him explain, he won't understand his own mistake.
ピアノは基礎が大切だと先生に言われたが、いくら練習してもなかなか上手にならない。
Piano wa kiso ga taisetsu da to sensei ni iwareta ga, ikura renshuu shitemo naka naka jouzu ni naranai.
My teacher told me that basics are important for the piano, but no matter how much I practice, I don't seem to get any better.