Japatan
接續
- Vて形 + も
- いA(〜い → 〜くて) + も
- いい → よくて + も
- なA + でも
- N + でも
解說
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.
例句
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.
注意
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.
相關文法
小測驗
1父は（ ）、毎朝 公園を 走ります。
答案與解析
答案: 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。」
答案與解析
答案: 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。
答案與解析
答案: 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.
