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とてもかくても

Meanings

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adverb

no matter what; in any case; anyhow

usually written using kana alonearchaic

Archaic adverb meaning 'no matter what' or 'in any case'. In modern Japanese, とにかく or いずれにしても are used instead.

とてもかくても、この仕し事ごとは明日あしたまでに終おわらせねばならぬ。
No matter what, I must finish this work by tomorrow.

Kanji

迚some way or other, very, (kokuji)
斯this, thus, such

Similar words

とにかく
Modern equivalent meaning 'anyway' or 'in any case'; とてもかくても is its archaic predecessor.
いずれにしても
Modern phrase meaning 'in any case' or 'be that as it may', used in similar contexts.

Etymology

Archaic compound of とても (even so) and かくても (even thus), both old adverbial forms. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is the source of the modern とにかく.