といえども
といえども
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toiedomoContrast/Surprise
Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
Meaning
Even (though/if) A, still B: A does not change B or lead to the expected result. With a noun, it means “even A” or “even someone/something like A.”
Conjugation
N + といえども: V plain-form / イAdj plain-form + といえども
Examples
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子供といえども、ルールは守らなければならない。
いかに社長といえども、法律を破ってよいわけではない。
小さなミスといえども、お客様の信頼を失うことがある。
いくら忙しいといえども、家族との時間は大切にしたい。
どんなに丈夫だといえども、毎日乱暴に使えば壊れる。
最近は暖かくなったといえども、朝晩はまだ冷え込む。
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grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 寒いですといえども、出かけます。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 寒いといえども、出かけます。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: といえども is formal and attaches to the plain form; the polite ます/です form cannot come before it.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 仕事が終わったのといえども、まだ帰れない。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 仕事が終わったといえども、まだ帰れない。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: Do not insert の between the clause and といえども; attach it directly to the plain form (or noun).
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 疲れた。といえども、行く。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 疲れた。とはいえ、行く。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: To start a new sentence with 'that said / even so', use とはいえ. といえども joins a clause to the main clause within one sentence.
Key points
A formal, literary expression (the classical ども attached to 言え), used in writing, speeches and news rather than casual talk. It is often combined with いくら, どんなに or たとえ for emphasis, and B is usually a judgment, e.g. 'cannot / must not / still'. Compared with といっても (conversational, 'although people say…') and とはいえ (a sentence-opening 'that said'), といえども is stiffer and attaches directly to the preceding word as a clause.
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