Structure
Verb + と言っても
[い]Adjective + と言っても
[な]Adjective + (だ) + と言っても
Noun + (だ) + と言っても
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About ~と言っても
As a construction that combines と言う (presenting the previous statement as a quotation) and ても, meaning 'even if (A)', or 'even though (A)', と言っても will mean 'even if I say (A)', or 'although I say (A)'. This expression is used when the speaker wants to highlight (A), but draw the listener's attention to (B), in order to clarify something.
This expression may be used after any word in almost any tense, due to the case marking particle と is being used in its quotation role. However, な-Adjectives and nouns will sometimes be followed by だ (although it is regularly omitted).
Fun Fact
言う is a う - Verb that focuses on what can be said about something, rather than specifically what one person is saying. Due to this, if no speaker is identified with が, then と言っても could mean 'although some might say (A)', or 'even though it is said that (A)'.
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プレゼントと言っても、たいしたものはない。
Although I say that it is a present, it is nothing special.
あなたは天才だと言っても過言ではない。
Even if someone says you are a genius, it is not an exaggeration.
先生って言っても、いろんな人がいるよね。
Although you may say 'sensei,' there are different people (types of sensei).
楽しいって言っても、サッカーの方が楽しいと思う。
Although you might say it is fun, soccer is more fun.
ほしいって言っても、高くて自分では買えません。
Although I might say I want it, it is expensive and I can't buy it for myself.
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