Topic N3
Japanese Learning
88. にしても : Even if / Even though.
✏️Structure
Verb/Adj/Noun (plain form) + にしても💡Usage
Expresses concession. "Even if...", "Even though...".
📚Examples
冗談だにしても、あんなひどいことをみんなの前で言うべきではない。
Joudan da ni shite mo, anna hidoi koto wo minna no mae de iubeki dewa nai.
Even if it's a joke, you shouldn't say such terrible things in front of everyone.
いくら忙しいにしても、家族にメール一本くらいは送れるでしょう。
Ikura isogashii ni shite mo, kazoku ni meeru ippon kurai wa okureru deshou.
No matter how busy you are, you could at least send one text message to your family, couldn't you?
旅行の準備をするにしても、まだ少し早すぎるのではないかと思います。
Ryokou no junbi wo suru ni shite mo, mada sukoshi hayasugiru no dewa nai ka to omoimasu.
Even if we should prepare for the trip, I think it might still be a little too early.
安いにしても、こんなにすぐ壊れてしまうような商品は買いたくない。
Yasui ni shite mo, konna ni sugu kowarete shimau you na shouhin wa kaitakunai.
Even if it's cheap, I don't want to buy products like this that break so quickly.
会社を辞めるにしても、次の仕事を見つけてからの方が絶対に安心だ。
Kaisha wo yameru ni shite mo, tsugi no shigoto wo mitsukete kara no hou ga zettai ni anshin da.
Even if you strictly quit the company, it's absolutely safer to do so after finding your next job.
彼のことが嫌いだにしても、仕事上では普通に協力しなければならない。
Kare no koto ga kirai da ni shite mo, shigotojou de wa futsuu ni kyouryoku shinakereba naranai.
Even if you dislike him, you must naturally cooperate normally at work.
謝るにしても、メールではなく直接会って誠意を伝えるべきだと思います。
Ayamaru ni shite mo, meeru dewa naku chokusetsu atte seii wo tsutaerubeki da to omoimasu.
Even if you apologize, I think you should meet in person to convey your sincerity rather than by email.
試合に負けたにしても、最後まで諦めずに全力で戦った彼らは素晴らしい。
Shiai ni maketa ni shite mo, saigo made akiramezu ni zenryoku de tatakatta karera wa subarashii.
Even if they lost the match, they who fought with all their might without giving up until the end are wonderful.
参加しないにしても、事前にしっかりと連絡を入れるのが社会人のマナーだ。
Sanka shinai ni shite mo, jizen ni shikkari to renraku wo ireru no ga shakaijin no manaa da.
Even if you don't participate, it is the manners of a working adult to properly inform them in advance.
今日中に終わらせるにしても、あと３時間は絶対にかかる作業量ですよ。
Kyoujuu ni owaraseru ni shite mo, ato sanjikan wa zettai ni kakaru sagyouryou desu yo.
Even if we are to finish it by today, this amount of work will definitely take another 3 hours.