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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜といっても

N2
to itte mo

although I say; even though (it's called)

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + といっても

Chinese meanings

虽说;说是……但

Chinese formation

动词・い形容词普通形+といっても;な形容词词干・名词+といっても

Chinese usage

修正或限制听者可能产生的印象。

Chinese notes

后项常用只、不过等表达。

Examples

  • 料りょう理りができるといっても、簡かん単たんなものしか作つくれません。
    I say I can cook, but I can only make simple things.
    虽说会做饭,我也只会做简单的菜。
  • 海かい外がいに住すんでいたといっても、たった半はん年としのことだ。
    I did live abroad, but only for six months.
    虽说住过国外,也不过半年。

Notes

Corrects or limits what the listener might assume from the first statement. Often followed by たった, ただ or 〜しか〜ない.

#concession#limitation

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('to-itte-mo');
{
  "id": "to-itte-mo",
  "pattern": "〜といっても",
  "romaji": "to itte mo",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "although I say; even though (it's called)",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + といっても",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "料理ができるといっても、簡単なものしか作れません。",
      "furigana": "{料理|りょうり}ができるといっても、{簡単|かんたん}なものしか{作|つく}れません。",
      "en": "I say I can cook, but I can only make simple things."
    },
    {
      "ja": "海外に住んでいたといっても、たった半年のことだ。",
      "furigana": "{海外|かいがい}に{住|す}んでいたといっても、たった{半年|はんとし}のことだ。",
      "en": "I did live abroad, but only for six months."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "concession",
    "limitation"
  ],
  "notes": "Corrects or limits what the listener might assume from the first statement. Often followed by たった, ただ or 〜しか〜ない.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "b98f5abd9719c6d7b9a7d7a5a99d20899c9e839a4c969f4c01a8c4b6ccc1170b",
    "meanings": [
      "虽说",
      "说是……但"
    ],
    "formation": "动词・い形容词普通形+といっても;な形容词词干・名词+といっても",
    "explanation": "修正或限制听者可能产生的印象。",
    "notes": "后项常用只、不过等表达。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "料理ができるといっても、簡単なものしか作れません。",
        "zh": "虽说会做饭,我也只会做简单的菜。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "海外に住んでいたといっても、たった半年のことだ。",
        "zh": "虽说住过国外,也不过半年。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#to-itte-mo",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6f545286426f714184c35b3f34b1e743ce3eb3984a7b24b2fea011d9204d104f"
  }
}