N2 — outside your level filter
write + even if
kaku ni seyo
even if; whether — a case granted in writing, and denied any effect on the conclusion
理由がどうであるにせよ、無断の欠席は認められません。
riyuu ga dou de aru ni seyo, mudan no kesseki wa mitomeraremasen.
Whatever the reason may be, an unexcused absence cannot be permitted. formal
冗談にせよ、あの言い方はさすがにひどい。
joudan ni seyo, ano iikata wa sasuga ni hidoi.
Even if it was a joke, that way of putting it really was too much. neutral
- dictionary form
- past
- negative
- negative + past
- na-adjective
- noun
- colloquial