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N1 Lesson 1: 6/17

といえども
even (if), although, even though

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Verb + といえども
Noun + といえども
［な］Adjective + といえども
［い］Adjective + といえども
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  • [といえど(も) is a formal/archaic way of saying (だ)と言っても]
  • [Adding も to いえど just gives it more emphasis]
  • [だ can be added after な-adjectives and nouns, but it is rare]
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手術（しゅじゅつ）中（ちゅう）は一瞬（いっしゅん）といえど気（き）が抜（ぬ）けない。
During an operation you cannot lose focus, not even for a second.
It can be used to put more emphasis on negation, often as 「1 + counter」 meaning "not even one ..."
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    • 弁護（べんご）のためといえども、暴漢（ぼうかん）を撃（う）つべきではないという意見（いけん）もある。
    There are also opinions that one should not shoot a hoodlum, even in self defence.
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    • 不況（ふきょう）下（か）で損失（そんしつ）が出（で）ているといえども、我（わ）が社（しゃ）は遅滞（ちたい）無（な）く給与（きゅうよ）を支払（しはら）う。
    Even when taking losses during a recession our company pays salaries without delay.
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