としても
(Toshite mo)
even if / even assuming / even as.
Connection rules
- ＋V plain / i-adj / na-adj / noun + としても.
- ＋Hypothetical concession — 'even if we accept that X, Y'.
- ＋Noun sense: 教師としても、親としても ('even as a teacher / even as a parent').
Examples
1.
失敗したとしても、経験にはなる。
Shippai shi ta toshite mo, keiken ni wa naru.
Even if I fail, it will become experience.
「even if / even assuming / even as」
2.
行くとしても、明日の朝だ。
Iku toshite mo, ashita no asa da.
Even if I go, it will be tomorrow morning.
「even if / even assuming / even as」
Practice
Even if I were to buy a car, I wouldn't have anywhere to park it.
車を___、止める場所がない。
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