～ても(始まらない・仕方(が)ない): The "there's no point" lesson

Introduction

Welcome to a ても-sponsored lesson, which actually has nothing to do with any online marketplaces whatsoever. Let's get to it!

～ても(始はじまらない・仕方しかたがない): It's no use to...

構成こうせい

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  て form verb + も + 始はじまらない・仕方しかたがない
  Example:
  → 文句もんく言いっても仕方しかたがないから、さっさとやろう。
  "There's no use complaining, so let's hurry up and do it.”

Hello there! In today's lesson, we'll be using two old friends, て form verbs and the も particle, to talk about actions that have no point or value, and are simply not worth doing. More useful than you'd think!

You might already have a good sense that a verb ending in ても means something like "even if you do X", or that～ても is also often used to connect to following grammar such as いい and かまわない: