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Verb［ても］(A) + Verb［なくても］(A)
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About ～ても～なくても
Like かどうか, another way that Japanese conveys 'whether or not' is through the use of ～ても～なくても. This grammar structure literally means 'even if (A), even if not (A)', to show that whatever the result is will not change, regardless of (A).
～ても～なくても is used primarily with verbs, and will always have the same verb appearing both before ても and なくても.
Synonyms
かどうか
Whether or not, If...or not
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〜でも 〜でも
Whether ~ or, Neither ~ or
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にしても～にしても
Regardless of whether
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を問わず
Regardless of, Whether or not, No matter, With or without
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にしろ～にしろ
Whether… or
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にかかわらず
Regardless of, Whether or, No matter, With or without
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やら～やら
Whether or, Things like, And … so on
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ようが～まいが
Even if, No matter what, Whether or not, [Emphatic], Volitional + が
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釣れても釣れなくても、釣りは楽しいらしい。
I heard fishing is fun whether you are able to catch any fish or not.
言っても言わなくても、彼はちゃんと仕事ができるよ。
Whether you tell him or not, he will get the job done.
お金を持っていても持っていなくても、幸せになることは可能です。
You can be happy whether you have money or not.
会えても会えなくても、18時には解散して帰りましょう。
Let's finish up and go home by 6pm, whether we can meet (them) or not.
助手がいてもいなくても、やることはたいして変わらない。
Whether I have an assistant or not, there won't be much difference in what I do.
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～ても～なくても – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (5 in total)
lisaki8
Got it. Thank you so much! It’s really helpful to know the difference between ‘having money’ and ‘holding money.’
CroAniki
Glad someone else had the same question, I was losing my mind trying to understand why my " ても なくても" conjugation of “持つ” wasn’t getting accepted as correct.
Perhaps it could be handy to have the verb in parentheses be “(持っている)” rather than “(持つ)” for those not aware of the phrase/difference.
rexd
Came here to say this. Please add this, there’s no indication that it’s not the basic verb otherwise.
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