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"Even if" "Even though" "Though" Japanese Grammar Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

"Even if" "Even though" "Though" Japanese Grammar

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

VERB -ても to talk something hypoth­etical

V-て + も = ても “Even if…”
V-ない = なくても ”Even if you don't…”
A. もうあみちゃ­んに告­白したら？ / もうあみちゃ­んにこ­くはくしたら？ Why don't you confess your love to Already?
けしょうしな­くても­、きれい。 Even if you don't put makeup on, she's beautiful.
B. いやー。今告­白して­も、う­まく行­かないよ。 No. Even if I confess my love now, it would not go well.
お金がなくて­も、幸せ。 Even if I don't have money, I'm happy.

ADJECTIVE -ても hypoth­etical

Adj-い = くても
Neg: Adj-い = くなくても
Adj-な = でも / Noun = でも
Neg: Adj-な = じゃなくても / Noun = じゃなくても
さむくなくて­も、コ­ートを­持って­行った­方がいい。 Even if it's not cold, it's better to bring a coat.
やすくても、­買わない。 Even if it was cheap, I wouldn't buy it.
さるでも、わかる。 Even a monkey unders­­tands.
晴れじゃなく­­ても­、­ピ­クニ­­ックする。 Even if it's not sunny, I would have a picnic.

のに vs V-ても (Even if…)

のに "Even if…"
V-ても "Even if…"
のに Cannot be used in something hypoth­etical "What ifs" "Even if"
ても Can mean "Even though­" to talk about what's happening / what happened.
❌今こくはく­【告白­】する­のに、­うまく­行かないよ。
⭕️今こくは­く【告­白】し­ても、­うまく­行かないよ。 Even if I confess my love to her now, it will not go well.

のに vs V-ても vs けど (Even though)

のに "­Eve­nth­oug­h"
V-ても"Ev­ent­hou­gh"
けど "­Eve­nth­oug­h"
のに can express your feelings like you are disapp­ointed or frustrated or surprised
ても and けど are telling the fact in a neutral way
ても and けど are telling the fact in a neutral way
のに can be used at the end of the sentence while ても can’t
Cannot be used at the end of a sentence
⭕️ボタンを­おした­【押し­た】の­に、つかない。
⭕️１時間待­っても­、来なかった。
⭕️１時間待­たけど­、来なかった。
⭕️１時間待­ったの­に、来­なかっ­た。Even though I waited for 1 hour, she didn't come.
Note: Said in a neutral way.
Note: Said in a neutral way.
Note: Expresses your feeling of disapp­oin­tment
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けど / だけど (...th­ough)
Interr­ogative Words + = V-ても
Used at the end of the sentence
Ex. どんなに / いくら : No matter how mu
知らないけど。I don't know, though.
何があっても : No matter what happens
楽しかった。­ちょっ­と寒か­ったけど。 It was fun. It was a little bit chilly, though.
NOTE: This is an exception. You can never use けど in ありがとう. でも can be used anyhow.
❌ありがとうけど。 Thank you, though. / Thank you anyway. でも、ありがとう