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〜ても・~でも・〜てもいい

Even/Even if/May I...?/You may...

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〜ても・~でも・〜てもいい

Even/Even if/May I...?/You may...

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Attach も to the て form of a verb or adjective to express "even if (verb/adjective)".

E.g. べる → べて → べて

E.g. おいしい → おいしくて → おいしくて

でも can be attached to nouns and な-adjectives to achieve the same effect.

E.g. きれいでも

~ても/でも can be combined with いい ("good") to ask for/give permission to do something or to ask if something is okay.

E.g. べる → べて → べてもいい

E.g. 学生がくせいでもいい

    Summary

  • b

    Attach も to the て form of い-adjectives or verbs to express "even if (adjective/verb)"

  • b

    Attach でも to a noun/な-adjective to express "even (noun/な-adjective)"

  • b

    Attach いい to ても or でも to ask/give permission, or ask if/say that something is okay

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