ファンタジー小説（しょうせつ）：「勇者（ゆうしゃ）えみりあを仲間（なかま）にし<strong>ない<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='360' data-vocab-id='992'>まで</span>も</strong>、一（いち）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='551'>度（ど）</span>は会（あ）ってみたら<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='172'>どうですか</span>？」

急速（きゅうそく）充電（じゅうでん）はバッテリーを直（ただ）ちに駄目（だめ）にし<strong>ない<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='360' data-vocab-id='992'>まで</span>も</strong>、性能（せいのう）をより<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1000'>速（はや）く</span>低下（ていか）させる。

リザ「大谷（おおや）は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='254'>一番（いちばん）</span>ハンサムといわ<strong>ない<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='360' data-vocab-id='992'>まで</span>も</strong>、かなりカッコ<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='7' data-vocab-id='16'>いい</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='806'>男（おとこ）</span>だと<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='582'>思（おも）う</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。」

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='392'>初（はじ）めて</span>JLPTN1を受験（じゅけん）したが、合格（ごうかく）でき<strong>ない<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='360' data-vocab-id='992'>まで</span>も</strong>、せめて８０<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='775'>点（てん）</span>は得点（とくてん）できたい。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='5' data-vocab-id='95'>これ</span>は不可能（ふかのう）では<strong>ない<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='360' data-vocab-id='992'>まで</span>も</strong>、実行（じっこう）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span>のは困難（こんなん）で<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='676'>ある</span>。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span>小説（しょうせつ）は「戦争（せんそう）と平和（へいわ）」と並（なら）んで傑作（けっさく）だとは言（い）え<strong>ない<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='360' data-vocab-id='992'>まで</span>も</strong>、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='11' data-vocab-id='149'>それ</span>なりに素晴（すば）らしい。

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='883'>ないまでも</span> is a combination of the negated form of a verb, the case-marking particle まで 'until', and the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> も 'even'. It will often be translated as 'even though not (A), (B)', or 'it may not be (A), but (B)'. This structure usually presents some form of extreme (A) which has not yet been reached, but the lower extent of (B) cannot be denied. The literal translation is 'even though not reaching (A), (B)'.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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この作品（さくひん）は名作（めいさく）だとは言（い）え<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='883'>ないまでも</span>、なかなかいい作品（さくひん）だと思（おも）う。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
This may not be a masterpiece, but I think that it is a pretty good piece.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


犯罪（はんざい）などは完全（かんぜん）になくせ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='883'>ないまでも</span>、減（へ）らすように頑張（がんば）るべきだ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
Even though it may not be possible to eliminate crime, we should try our best to reduce it.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


プロ野球（やきゅう）選手（せんしゅ）にはなれ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='883'>ないまでも</span>、プロ野球（やきゅう）に関（かか）わる仕事（しごと）をしているので満足（まんぞく）している。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
Even though I can't become a professional baseball player, I am satisfied because my job is related to professional baseball.</div></li></ul>
Depending on the source, this structure may occasionally be used with nouns. In this case, it will need to follow ではない, or the casual じゃない.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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毎週（まいしゅう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='883'>ではないまでも</span>、娘（むすめ）に会（あ）えるだけ幸（しあわ）せだ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
I'm just happy to see my daughter, even if it's not every week.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


好（す）きな仕事（しごと）ができないから幸（しあわ）せ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='883'>じゃないまでも</span>、生活費（せいかつひ）に困（こま）っていないから文句（もんく）は言（い）えない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
Even though I can't do what I love for work, I can't complain because I am not struggling with my bills.</div></li></ul>
This grammar pattern will be used in both positive and negative situations. For example, (A) may be the best outcome, where (B) is something just below that which is desirable, or (A) may be the worst outcome, where (B) is just below that, but still quite bad.<br>
Often, the (B) phrase will express some kind of wish or demand that the speaker wants to meet with structures like たい, てほしい, てください, たらどう, つもり, といい, etc.</div>

Grammar Info

ないまでも

may not … but (at least), even though not, even if not