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Even If ても

Even if it rains, the festival goes on: 雨が降っても祭りはあります. ても sets up a condition, then says the result still holds. The ending follows the て-form or the matching で-form.

Hint · 힌트
ても builds directly on て, which you already know, plus も, “even.” な-adjectives and nouns use でも instead of だ, 大変でも, い-adjectives drop い for くても, 忙しくても, following the same pattern as すぎる and ほうがいい.
Hint · 힌트
ても pairs naturally with a negative result, “even if X, still can’t Y,” making it useful for describing something stubbornly unaffected by a condition that should normally change it, an alarm that keeps ringing, a habit that won’t budge.

In casual speech, たって can replace ても after a past-form verb or adjective: 雨が降ったって行く, “I’ll go even if it rains.” It sounds more conversational and emphatic than the standard form.

てでも means “even if I have to do X to make it happen.” It presents the action as a sacrifice or inconvenient step the speaker is still willing to take. Unlike ordinary ても, it highlights the determination to reach the result.

In Real Life
Among friends, たって gives a firm “even if…” stance. Use てでも when explaining how far you are willing to go: 何時間かかってでも探す, “I’ll find it even if it takes hours.” In careful writing, prefer ても for the plain concession.

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