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いくら〜ても

いくら〜てもikura te moN5neutral

savor + (and…) + no matter how much — no degree changes the outcome

ikura ajiwatte mo

no matter how much — no degree changes the outcome

meaning: no matter how much you savor

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  • 味あじわう
  • いくら〜ても
  • いくら味あじわっても

いくら味あじわっても、基本きほんができていなければ上達じょうたつしません。

ikura ajiwatte mo, kihon ga dekite inakereba joutatsu shimasen.

You won't improve unless you have the basics down, no matter how much you savor. neutral

いくら呼よんでも、返事へんじがないんだよね。

ikura yonde mo, henji ga nai n da yo ne.

However much I call out, there's just no answer. casual

All examples5

no matter how much — pushed to the limit, the outcome still refuses

  1. いくら練習れんしゅうしても、基本きほんができていなければ上達じょうたつしません。

    ikura renshuushite mo, kihon ga dekite inakereba joutatsu shimasen.

    You won't improve unless you have the basics down, no matter how much you practice. neutral

  2. いくら呼よんでも、返事へんじがないんだよね。

    ikura yonde mo, henji ga nai n da yo ne.

    However much I call out, there's just no answer. casual

  3. どんなに忙いそがしくても、朝あさごはんだけは抜ぬかない。

    donna ni isogashikute mo, asagohan dake wa nukanai.

    No matter how busy I am, breakfast is the one thing I don't skip. neutral

  4. いくらお願ねがいしても、日程にっていは変かえていただけませんでした。

    ikura onegai shite mo, nittei wa kaete itadakemasen deshita.

    However much I asked, they would not change the schedule. formal

  5. いくら社長しゃちょうでも、一人ひとりで決きめていいことではない。

    ikura shachou de mo, hitori de kimete ii koto de wa nai.

    Even if he is the president, this is not something to decide alone. neutral

How it's formed4

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  • どんなにdonnanialternant

    the same quantifier with more feeling behind it, and the one exclamations reach for (どんなに嬉うれしかったことか); いくら is the plainer everyday word and the only one that doubles as the price question.