Japatan
Formación
- Vて形 + も
- いA(〜い → 〜くて) + も
- いい → よくて + も
- なA + でも
- N + でも
Explicación
A-te mo B means B happens (or stays true) regardless of A, against what you would expect. For something that has not happened, it means 'even if'; for something that already happened, it means 'even though'. With nankai or ikura it means 'no matter how many times / how much'. Unlike tara, which says B happens when A happens, te mo says A does not change B.
Ejemplos
雨が 降っても、明日の 試合は あります。
Even if it rains, tomorrow's game will still be held.
少し 高くても、軽い パソコンが ほしいです。
Even if it's a little expensive, I want a light computer.
薬を 飲んでも、まだ 頭が 痛いです。
Even though I took medicine, my head still hurts.
仕事が 休みでも、朝は 早く 起きます。
Even when I'm off work, I get up early in the morning.
Notas
i-adjectives become -kute mo (takakute mo, not takai te mo). na-adjectives and nouns take demo (shizuka demo, ame demo). The te mo in te mo ii desu (N5) is the same form.
Gramática relacionada
Mini quiz
1父は（ ）、毎朝 公園を 走ります。
Respuesta y explicación
Respuesta: 3 寒くても
'Even when it is cold, my father runs in the park every morning.' An i-adjective changes -i to -kute and adds mo: samukute mo. The other three forms do not exist.
2A「熱は 下がりましたか。」
B「いいえ、薬を（ ）、まだ 高いんです。」
Respuesta y explicación
Respuesta: 2 飲んでも
'No, even though I took medicine, it's still high.' The result goes against what you expect, so nonde mo is correct. Tara, to and ba describe a condition that leads to the result, which does not fit 'it is still high'.
3料理が（ ）、大丈夫ですよ。一緒に 作りましょう。
Respuesta y explicación
Respuesta: 4 下手でも
'Even if you're bad at cooking, it's fine. Let's make it together.' Heta is a na-adjective, so the form is heta demo. Ku, na and datte are not used.
