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Grammar list

いえども

(To ie domo)

although / even though (literary).

Connection rules

  • Plain-form clause / noun + といえども.
  • Very formal / literary concessive — rare in casual speech.
  • More formal than 〜とはいえ or 〜にしても.

Examples

1.
子供こどもいえども約束やくそくまもべき

Kodomo to ie domo, yakusoku wa mamoru beki da.

Even a child should keep a promise.

although / even though (literary)

2.
プロいえども失敗しっぱいすることある

Puro to ie domo, shippai suru koto wa aru.

Even a professional sometimes fails.

although / even though (literary)

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