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N3 Lesson 3: 13/22

()ってもAlthough ~ might say that ~

Structure

Verb + ()っても
[い]Adjective + ()っても
[な]Adjective + () + ()っても
Noun + () + ()っても

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About ~と言っても

As a construction that combines と()う (presenting the previous statement as a quotation) and ても, meaning 'even if (A)', or 'even though (A)', ()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 (although it is regularly omitted).

Fun Fact

()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 ()っても could mean 'although some might say (A)', or 'even though it is said that (A)'.

Examples

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    プレゼント()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(てんさい)()っても過言(かごん)ではない。

    Even if someone says you are a genius, it is not an exaggeration.

    先生(せんせい)って()っても、いろんな(ひと)がいるよね。

    Although you may say 'sensei,' there are different people (types of sensei).

    (たの)しいって()っても、サッカーの(ほう)(たの)しいと(おも)う。

    Although you might say it is fun, soccer is more fun.

    ほしいって()っても(たか)くて自分(じぶん)では()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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