EPISODE · Jan 30, 2022 · 8 MIN
Episode 71 - How to say "even if/ even though/ although (te form + mo)
from Learn Japanese with Masa sensei! · host Masa Sensei
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9M9mUaHl8M&t=298s ========================================================== ても (temo) Sentence is used to indicate a reverse condition. It's used when an action which is expected to be taken or an event which is expected to happen naturally under the given circumstances does not materialize or a thing turns out in a way opposite to a socially accepted idea. Verb (て-form) も、 い-Adj (～い) くても、 な-Adj でも、 Noun でも、 If you continue doing this for weeks, normally it's natural that you'll . In this case, you can use the と (to) sentence to describe the situation. たくさん働くと、疲れます。 takusan hatarakuto, tsukaremasu If I work a lot, I will become tired. However, if the opposite result happens, you should use ても (temo) sentence to describe the situation. For ても (temo) sentence, what happens is opposite to what people normally expected. たくさん働いても、疲れません。 takusan hataraitemo, tsukaremasen. Even if I work alot, I won't be tired たくさんはたらきます → つかれます ← naturally happen use と sentence たくさんはたらきます → つかれます ← opposite result happen use ても sentence たくさん食べても、お腹が空きます。 takusan tabetemo, onaka ga sukimasu. Even if I eat a lot, I still feel hungry. 高くても買います takaku temo kaimasu. I'll buy it even if it's expensive. にちようびでも、はたらきます。 nichiyoubi demo, hatarakimasu. I work even on Sundays. 暇でも、外に行きません。 hima demo soto ni ikimasen. Even if I'm free, I won't go outside Verb ない-form (～ない) なくても、 い-Adj (～い) くなくても、 な-Adj でなくても、 Noun でなくても、 勉強しなくても試験に合格します benkyou shinakute mo shiken ni goukaku shimasu Even if I don't study, I will pass the exam おいしくなくても、食べます oishikunakutemo tabemasu I will eat even if it is not delicios 静かでなくても、勉強することができます。 shizuka denakutemo, benkyou surukoto ga dekimasu Even if it's not quiet, I can study. いい天気でなくても、洗濯します。 ii tenki denakutemo, sentaku shimasu Even if the weather is not good, I'll do the laundry. =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================
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- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9M9mUaHl8M&t=298s ========================================================== ても (temo) Sentence is used to indicate a reverse condition. It's used when an action which is expected to be taken or an event which is expected to happen naturally under the given circumstances does not materialize or a thing turns out in a way opposite to a socially accepted idea. Verb (て-form) も、 い-Adj (～い) くても、 な-Adj でも、 Noun でも、 If you continue doing this for weeks, normally it's natural that you'll . In this case, you can use the と (to) sentence to describe the situation. たくさん働くと、疲れます。 takusan hatarakuto, tsukaremasu If I work a lot, I will become tired. However, if the opposite result happens, you should use ても (temo) sentence to describe the situation. For ても (temo) sentence, what happens is opposite to what people normally expected. たくさん働いても、疲れません。 takusan hataraitemo, tsukaremasen. Even if I work alot, I won't be tired たくさんはたらきます → つかれます ← naturally happen use と sentence たくさんはたらきます → つかれます ← opposite result happen use ても sentence たくさん食べても、お腹が空きます。 takusan tabetemo, onaka ga sukimasu. Even if I eat a lot, I still feel hungry. 高くても買います takaku temo kaimasu. I'll buy it even if it's expensive. にちようびでも、はたらきます。 nichiyoubi demo, hatarakimasu. I work even on Sundays. 暇でも、外に行きません。 hima demo soto ni ikimasen. Even if I'm free, I won't go outside Verb ない-form (～ない) なくても、 い-Adj (～い) くなくても、 な-Adj でなくても、 Noun でなくても、 勉強しなくても試験に合格します benkyou shinakute mo shiken ni goukaku shimasu Even if I don't study, I will pass the exam おいしくなくても、食べます oishikunakutemo tabemasu I will eat even if it is not delicios 静かでなくても、勉強することができます。 shizuka denakutemo, benkyou surukoto ga dekimasu Even if it's not quiet, I can study. いい天気でなくても、洗濯します。 ii tenki denakutemo, sentaku shimasu Even if the weather is not good, I'll do the laundry. =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================
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