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11課 目的・理由・逆接・列挙
Purpose, reason, reverse, list — ために, ように, ので, のに, し, たり
11課

〜ても

接続:Vて形+も/い形〜くても/な形・N + でも
Even though… it's still… — negative condition: even though the condition is established, the result remains unchanged.
注意 / Note:Combined with question words to mean 'regardless': いくら〜ても, どんなに〜ても, 何度〜ても.
比較 / Compare:雨が降っても行きます(even if it rains, still go)/雨が降ったら行きません(if it rains, don't go).
よく出る形 / Common form:(いくら/どんなに)〜ても、〜。
雨が降っても、試合は行います。
Even though it rained, the match still took place.
いくら食べても太りません。
No matter how much I eat, I won't get fat.
高くても買いたいです。
Even though it's expensive, I still want to buy it.

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