Condition and supposition
~にしても / ~にしろ / ~にせよ
even if; granted that; even though
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How to form it
- Verb/adjective (plain form) + にしても
- Noun + にしても
- Variants: にしろ, にせよ
Register: Neutral; にせよ is more formal
Explanation
Accepts something as true or possible, but says the situation is still not acceptable or something else still applies.
The speaker grants a point and then pushes back. The variants にしろ and にせよ work the same way.
Examples
忙しいにしても、連絡くらいはしてほしい。
いそがしいにしても、れんらくくらいはしてほしい。
Even if you are busy, I'd like you to at least get in touch.
いくら安いにしても、買いすぎだ。
いくらやすいにしても、かいすぎだ。
Even granted that it's cheap, you've bought too much.
冗談にしても、言っていいことと悪いことがある。
じょうだんにしても、いっていいこととわるいことがある。
Even if it's a joke, there are things you shouldn't say.
Compare with
Common mistakes
- Treating it as 'because'. It is a concession.