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N3 Leçon 4: 3/21

いくら~でもNo matter how (much)

Structure

いくら + Verb[ても]
いくら + [い]Adjective[ても]
いくら + Noun + でも
いくら + [な]Adjective + でも

Détails

  • Niveau de langue

    Standard

  • Kanji rare

    幾ら

À propos de いくら〜でも

In a similar way to どんなに~ても, いくら~でも is regularly translated to 'no matter how (A), (B)'. However, unlike どんな (which is an abbreviation of どのような), いくら is a noun that comes from the kanji (いく)ら, meaning 'how much'. When partnered with ても (with verbs and い-Adjectives), or でも (with nouns and な-Adjectives), the literal meaning means 'however much (A), (B)'.

With いくら~でも, the (B) part of the phrase will usually highlight something that is being negated, giving the phrase it's 'no matter how much' nuance.

Despite this trend of being used in sentences that contain ない or ありません, いくら~でも may also be seen in positive sentences. In these cases, despite not being negative, the (B) phrase will still be something that is surprising/unexpected in some way (due to its extent or amount).

Fun Fact

(いく)ら places more emphasis on the 'amount' of something, while どんなに places more emphasis on the 'type', or 'style'. Due to this, いくら will be a better choice when the 'volume' of something is being highlighted, while どんなに will sound more natural when the 'state' is being discussed.

Despite this small difference, いくら and どんなに are used fairly interchangeably in most situations.



Exemples

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    いくら(いそ)いでも土曜日(どようび)までには()わらない。

    No matter how quickly I do it, I won't finish before Saturday.

    いくら()いても()()まない。

    No matter how much they cry, they won't cry themselves out.

    いくら(かね)あっても(あい)()えない。

    No matter how much money you have, you can't buy love.

    いくら頑張(がんば)っても(かれ)にはかなわない。

    No matter how hard I try, I can't compete with him.

    いくら(かせ)いでも(つま)がすぐに使(つか)ってしまうから(こま)っている。

    I am having trouble because no matter how much I earn, my wife spends it all.

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      いくら〜でも – Discussion Grammaire

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      • seanblue

        seanblue

        Why do you only cover いくらでも and not arbitrary question work + でも?

      • Pushindawood

        Pushindawood

        @seanblue Is this what you are looking for? We felt that grammar structures like いくらでも and どんなに~ても would benefit from having their own, dedicated grammar pages. Cheers.

      • conan

        conan

        I’d be curious to see this expanded on too. Integrated Approach gives more examples:
        いつ見ても no matter when (I/we/you) look
        何を食べても no matter what (I/we/you) eat
        どこへ行っても no matter where (I/we/you) go
        etc.

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