たとえ〇〇ても (tatoe-temo)

Meaning

  1. even if
  2. no matter (what)
  3. if
  4. though
  5. although
  6. supposing
  7. supposing that

All JLPT 3 grammar : たとえ〇〇ても(たとえ〇〇ても, tatoe-temo), even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever, [Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
たとえ美味しくても、ジャンクフードを食べすぎないように気をつけてね!Even if it is good, please be careful not to eat to much junk foods !
たとえ謝ってくれても、私は彼がやったことを絶対許さない!Even if he apologizes, I will certainly not forgive what he did !
たとえ天才にみえても、彼がたまに失敗もするよ。Even if he looks like a genius, he does fail sometimes.
たとえがんばっても、彼にいつも文句言われる。Even if I try to do my best, he always complain to me about what I do.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
美味しいoishiigood, tasty
気を付けるki wo tsukeruto be careful about
謝るayamaruto apologize
絶対zettaiabsolutely, certainly
許さないyurusanaito forgive
天才tensaia genius
失敗するshippai suruto fail
文句monkucomplaints

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