Structure
どんな + (に) + Verb[ても]
どんな + (に) + [い]Adjective[ても]
どんな + (に) + [な]Adjective + でも
どんな + (に) + Noun + でも
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About どんなに〜ても
As explained in the そんな grammar point, the こそあど言葉(ことば) may occasionally be seen in the forms こんな, そんな, あんな, or どんな. どんな itself is an abbreviation of どのような, meaning 'in what way', or 'what kind of'. When partnered with に (creating an adverb), and ても, どんなに~ても is used express a extent of something that is insufficient. It can be translated as 'no matter how (A), (B)'.
どんなに may be attached to any type of word, so long as that word is then followed by でも (in the case of nouns or な-Adjectives) or ても (in the case of い-Adjectives or verbs).
どんなに may be attached to any type of word, so long as that word is then followed by でも (in the case of nouns or な-Adjectives) or ても (in the case of い-Adjectives or verbs).
- 今はお金が無いからどんなに伊豆に行きたくても行けないんだよ。Right now I have no money, so no matter how much I want to go to Izu, I can't.
- 先輩の話しがどんなにつまらなくてもあくびをしてはいけない。No matter how boring your senpai's stories are, you should not yawn.
- 自分の運転がどんなに上手でもシートベルトはしなくてはならない。No matter how good you are at driving, you must wear a seatbelt.
- どんなにお金持ちでも、働かないとお金が無くなっていく。No matter how rich you are, if you don't work, money will just continue to disappear.
Synonyms
Examples
どんなに頑張っても無理だと思う。
I think that it is impossible no matter how hard I try.
どんなに綺麗でも何百万円もかかる絵を買いません。
No matter how beautiful it is, I won't buy a painting that costs millions of yen.
性格が悪いから、どんなにハンサムでも、彼みたいになりたくない。
He is not a good person, so no matter how handsome he is, I don't want to be like him.
どんなに勉強しても、合格できないと思う。
No matter how much I study, I don't think that I can pass.
どんなに暇でも、掃除するつもりはない。
No matter how bored I am, I won't even think about cleaning.
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どんなに〜ても – Grammar Discussion
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simias
Couldn’t どうして be used to mean a similar thing?
For instance this example sentence:
どんなに辛くても、現実を受け入れなくちゃ。
Couldn’t it also be:
どうして辛くても、現実を受け入れなくちゃ。
Or does it just sound weird?
Fuga
Since どうして means ‘why’, it would sound as unnatural as saying ‘Even if why hard it is, you have to accept reality.’ In sentences like this, where the speaker is trying to express ‘even if (A) is in however/whatever (way), (B)’, どんな works better since it has the meaning of ‘in what way’ or ‘what kind of’.
I hope this clears it up!
simias
That makes sense, I got confused because of どうしても, I thought “why not break the ても away?”
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