Structure
Verb + とは言うものの + Phrase
[い]Adjective + とは言うものの + Phrase
[な]Adjective + (だ)+ とは言うものの + Phrase
Noun + (だ)+ とは言うものの + Phrase
Phrase (A)。とは言うものの + Phrase (B)
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About とは言うものの
When used after either nouns or な-Adjectives, だ will precede とは言うものの.
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なんでも頑張れば必ずできるようになるとはいうものの、どれだけ頑張ってもできないことはある。Although it is said that you will be able to do something if you try your best, there are things that can't be done no matter how much you try.
- 今働いている会社の給料はいいとはいうものの、お金を使う時間がない。Although the pay at my current company is good, I don't have any time to use my money.
- スマホは便利だというものの、使い方がわからないとスマホの便利さをしれきれない。Although it is said that smartphones are useful, if you don't know how to use them, you can't fully appreciate their usefulness.
- 彼は学生だというものの、バイトばかりしていて勉強についていけていない。Although he is a student, he is falling behind with his studies because he works a lot.
Examples
数学は時間の無駄だとは言うものの、やはり基本を知る価値だってある。
Although it is said that math is a waste of time, actually, learning the basics still has its value.
彼はホラー作家として知られているとは言うものの、傑作と言えるものは1982年に出版された犯罪小説だ。
Although he is known as a horror author, what can be called his masterpiece is actually a crime novel that was published in 1982.
チェコの「ストラホフ・スタジアム」は「世界最大のスポーツスタジアム」とは言うものの、実際にはスポーツ目的にはほとんど使われていない。
Although the Czech 'Strahov Stadium' is said to be the 'world's largest sports stadium', in practice it is hardly used for sports purposes.
このカフェは人気が高いとは言うものの、実際には知る人ぞ知る所だ。
Although I say that this coffeehouse is popular, actually that's limited to the people that know the place.
知る人ぞ知る is a set phrase meaning that something is only known among the few people that are 'in the know'.
それは「人工知能」とは言うものの、まだ「知能」というよりも「コンピューター」に近いものだ。
Although that is called 'artificial intelligence', it is still closer to a 'computer' than actual 'intelligence'.
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