ても

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も

Meanings

Concessive particle attached to the te-form of verbs, adjectives, or nouns. Indicates that the following statement holds regardless of the preceding condition. Variants include でも and っても.

雨あめが降ふっても、出でかけます。
Even if it rains, I'll go out.
高たかくても買かいたい。
I want to buy it even if it's expensive.

interjection

wow

abbreviation

Archaic or literary interjection expressing surprise or admiration. Abbreviation of さても. Rare in modern speech.

Grammar

Related words

とも
ても is the everyday concessive particle for 'even if', whereas とも in this concessive sense is more formal or literary, typically appearing after volitional forms or adjective stems like 高くとも.
としても
ても is the general 'even if/though' connective attached directly to verbs and adjectives, whereas としても is used after a clause or noun to mean 'even supposing that' or 'also as.'
にしても
ても is the plain, general concessive particle for verbs and adjectives, whereas にしても is more emphatic and can attach directly to nouns.
たって
ても is the neutral, standard form for 'even if' usable in formal and written Japanese, while たって is its casual, spoken-only counterpart.

Don't confuse with

でもN5
でも attaches to nouns and na-adjective stems for the concessive meaning, while ても attaches to the te-form of verbs and i-adjectives, as in 高くても.

Etymology

Derived from the conjunctive particle て + the binding particle も. The interjection sense is an abbreviation of さても.