Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N4 · Beginner 3
〜ても／〜でも~te mo / ~de mo
even if; still
Use 「〜ても／〜でも」 when a condition does not change what happens next.
How it works
Rain usually affects plans to go out, but the person in the picture still goes: even if it rains, the decision stays the same.
Both mean “even if …, ….” Whether you add ても or でも depends on the type of word before it.
Put a verb into its て-form, then add も. In the picture, 行く becomes 行って before も is added.
For an い-adjective, replace the final い with くても: 高い becomes 高くても.
Add でも directly to a noun or a な-adjective stem. 雨でも and 静かでも both follow this pattern.
