Topic N3
Japanese Learning
122. ても : Even if / Even though.
✏️Structure
Verb/Adj + ても💡Usage
Expresses concession. "Even if...", "Even though...", "Although...".
📚Examples
明日、たとえ大雨が降っても、絶対にこの試合には行くつもりです。
Ashita, tatoe ooame ga futtemo, zettai ni kono shiai ni wa iku tsumori desu.
Tomorrow, even if it rains heavily, I definitely intend to go to this match.
どんなに値段が高くても、自分へのご褒美としてあの鞄を買おうと思う。
Donna ni nedan ga takakutemo, jibun e no gohoubi to shite ano kaban wo kaou to omou.
No matter how high the price is, I think I will buy that bag as a reward for myself.
毎日仕事がとても忙しくても、家族と一緒に過ごす時間は大切にしている。
Mainichi shigoto ga totemo isogashikutemo, kazoku to issho ni sugosu jikan wa taisetsu ni shite iru.
Even if I am very busy with work every day, I cherish the time I spend with my family.
何度同じことを聞かれても、先生はいつも優しく丁寧に答えてくれます。
Nando onaji koto wo kikaretemo, sensei wa itsumo yasashiku teinei ni kotaete kuremasu.
No matter how many times he is asked the same thing, the teacher always answers kindly and carefully.
どんなに難しい試験であっても、最後まで諦めずに全力を尽くします。
Donna ni muzukashii shiken de attemo, saigo made akiramezu ni zenryoku wo tsukushimasu.
No matter how difficult the exam is, I will do my best without giving up until the end.
外国でどこに行っても、やはり日本の料理が一番美味しいと感じる。
Gaikoku de doko ni ittemo, yahari Nihon no ryouri ga ichiban oishii to kanjiru.
Wherever I go in a foreign country, I still feel that Japanese food is the most delicious.
今から出発したのでは、いくら急いでも会議の時間には間に合わないだろう。
Ima kara shuppatsu shita node wa, ikura isoidemo kaigi no jikan ni wa maniawanai darou.
If we leave now, no matter how much we hurry, we probably won't be in time for the meeting.
彼がどんなに謝っても、彼女の怒りは簡単には収まらないと思います。
Kare ga donna ni ayamatemo, kanojo no ikari wa kantan ni wa osamaranai to omoimasu.
No matter how much he apologizes, I think her anger won't subside easily.
たとえ周りのみんなに反対されても、私は自分の夢を追い続けたい。
Tatoe mawari no minna ni hantai saretemo, watashi wa jibun no yume wo oitsudzuketai.
Even if everyone around me opposes it, I want to continue chasing my dream.
今日は風邪で少し疲れていても、大切な約束があるので行かなければならない。
Kyou wa kaze de sukoshi tsukarete itemo, taisetsu na yakusoku ga aru node ikanakereba naranai.
Even if I am a little tired from a cold today, I have an important appointment, so I have to go.