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Episode 72 - How to say "no matter how..." (ikura + te form + mo)


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いくら~ても (ikura~temo)

no matter how 


Verb (て-form) も、

い-Adj (~い) くても、

な-Adj でも、

Noun でも、


いくら頑張ってもよくならない。

Ikura ganbattemo yoku naranai.

No matter how hard I try, it doesn't go well.


いくら遅くても五時までに着きたい。

Ikura osokutemo go ji made ni tsukitai.

I want to arrive there by five at the latest.


いくら安くても、買いたくない。

Ikura yasukute mo, kaitakunai.

I don’t want to buy it no matter how cheap it is.


いくら可愛くても、この犬は持って帰ることができません。

Ikura kawaikute mo, kono inu wa motte kaeru koto ga dekiamsen.

No matter how cute this dog is, I cannot bring him back home.


いくら野菜が嫌いでも、食べた方がいいです。

Ikura yasai ga kirai demo tabeta hou ga iidesu

No matter how much you hate vegetables, it's better to eat them.


いくら調べても、意味がわかりません。

Ikura shirabete mo imi ga wakarimasen

No matter how much I look it up, I don't understand the meaning.


いくら眠くても、今はまだ寝ることができません。

Ikura nemukutemo, ima wa mada neru koto ga dekimasen.

No matter how sleepy I am, I still can't sleep.



てForm+も、てForm+もis the same as いくら~ても (ikura~temo) 


働いても働いても、疲れません。

hataraitemohataraitemo, tsukaremasen.

No matter how much I work, I won't be tired


食べても食べても、お腹が空きます。

tabetemotabetemo, onaka ga sukimasu.

No matter how much I eat I still feel hungry.

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