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N2 Lesson 6: 13/20

にしても～にしてもRegardless of whether

Structure

Verb (A) + にしても + Verb (B) + にしても

Noun (A) + にしても + Noun (B) + にしても

［い］Adjective (A) + にしても + ［い］Adjective (B) + にしても

［な］Adjective (A) + にしても + ［な］Adjective (B) + にしても

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About にしても～にしても

にしても, a grammar point consisting of に, the て-form of する, and も, is used to convey that 'regardless of (A) or (B), the result will still be (C)', or '(C) is true, regardless of either (A) or (B)'. While it is common for this grammar pattern to appear with the positive and negated versions of a verb in (A) and (B), it may actually be used with any verbs, nouns, or adjectives that are contrasting in some way.

In many cases, ～にしても, ～にしろ, and ～にせよ will be completely interchangable. However, the latter ～にしろ and にせよ are more direct, so will be seen less in formal situations.

Examples

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    貸(か)すにしても売(う)るにしても、とにかく元(もと)を取(と)れればそれでいい。

    Regardless of whether you rent it out, or sell it, it is fine as long as I break even somehow.

    食(た)べるにしても、食(た)べないにしても、料理代(りょうりだい)を払(はら)わないといけない。

    Regardless of whether you eat or not, you still have to pay for the food.

    貸家(かしや)にしても、自宅(じたく)にしても、家族(かぞく)がいるだけで十分(じゅうぶん)。

    Regardless of whether you own a house or rent one, as long as you have family, that is enough.

    簡単(かんたん)にしても、難(むずか)しいにしても、宿題(しゅくだい)を終(お)わらせるべきだ。

    Regardless of whether the homework is easy or hard, you must finish it.

    煮(に)るにしても焼(や)くにしても、素材(そざい)の良(よ)さを活(い)かした料理(りょうり)にしてください。

    Regardless of whether you boil it or fry it, please make use of the quality of the raw materials.

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      にしても～にしても – Grammar Discussion

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      • koko191

        koko191

        Is this the same as ～ても～なくても when used for a verb and its negative, but just more formal?

      • Fuga

        Fuga

        Hey @koko191 !

        When used with a verb, the meaning is basically the same, but because the nuance they carry are different, it will give the sentences a different feel to them. ～にしても～にしても carries the nuance of ‘whether (A) is the situation or (A) is the situation…’, ～ても～なくても has the nuance of ‘no matter if (A) is the case or not…’.
        Although these two have very similar meanings, the are not really interchangeable, and could make the sentence sound weird and unnatural when you do. I hope that that answers your question!

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