ใใฆใ
~te mo
Even if...
๐ธ Expressing Concessive Conditions ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Ken: Ashita, ame ga futte mo kyanpu ni ikimasu ka.
Will you go camping even if it rains tomorrow?
Sara: Hai. Ame ga futte mo, zettai ni ikimasu.
Yes. Even if it rains, I will definitely go.
Ken: Samukute mo daijoubu desu ka.
Is it okay even if it's cold?
Sara: Ee, samukute mo heiki desu. Junbi wa dekite imasu.
Yeah, even if it's cold, I'm fine. I'm prepared.
Ken: Takakute mo, ii tento o katta hou ga ii desu yo.
Even if it's expensive, you should buy a good tent.
Sara: Sou desu ne. Yasukute mo, sugu kowaretara komarimasu kara.
That's true. Even if it's cheap, it's a problem if it breaks immediately.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
V-te / Adj-kute mo, ~.
Even if [condition], [result remains same].
- Pattern: ใใฆใ
- Meaning: Even if / No matter how...
Isogashikute mo, mainichi hashirimasu.
Even if I am busy, I run every day.
Kirai de mo, yasai o tabenasai.
Even if you hate them, eat your vegetables.
๐ Explanation
The grammar ใใฆใ is used to express a concessive condition, meaning 'even if' or 'even though'. It indicates that the outcome in the second clause will not change regardless of the condition in the first clause.
To form this, use the Te-form of verbs or adjectives and add mo. For I-adjectives, change the final 'i' to 'kute'. For Na-adjectives and Nouns, use 'de'.
Ame ga futte mo ikimasu.
= 'Even if it rains, I will go.'
Takakute mo kaimasu.
= 'Even if it is expensive, I will buy it.'
๐ Quiz
Which sentence means 'Even if it is cold, I am fine'?