N3 — outside your level filter
と言っても
といってもto itte moN3neutral
Same meaning19
but; even though
- どころかfar from; not just X but even Yattaches at
- がbut; and — a difference stated, or a soft preambleattaches at
- 反面on the other side of it — one thing, two opposite sidesattaches at
- 一方でwhile; on the other hand — two sides of the same thingattaches at
- からといってjust because X, that doesn't mean Y — the conclusion is refusedattaches at
- けどbut; though — the everyday spoken way to say butattaches at
- くせにeven though; and yet — a jab at someone who should know betterattaches at
- もののalthough — the fact stands, and it changes nothing that followsattaches at
- ながらもthough; even while — a restrained, one-person concessionattaches at
- にせよeven if; whether — grants a case in writing, and changes nothingattaches at
- にしてもeven granting; even if it's the case that — one case among severalattaches at
- に対してtoward; against; in response to N — also sets N against something elseattaches at
- のにeven though; despite; and yetattaches at
- たところでeven if you did — and it would get you nowhereattaches at
- てもeven if; even though; no matterattaches at
- としてもeven supposing; even if we take it that — concedes a set-up hypothesisattaches at
- とはいえthat said; granted — the point is conceded, then turned againstattaches at
- ところがhowever; to my surprise — an unexpected turn against what precededattaches at
- ともeven if; no matter how — literary, on the 〜おう／〜よう form or the く formattaches at
All examples3
having said that; though I say X — softens a claim just made
人気と言っても、一部のマニアの間だけだけどね。
ninki to itte mo, ichibu no mania no aida dake da kedo ne.
They call it popular, though that's only among a niche crowd of enthusiasts. casual
引っ越したと言っても、隣の駅に移っただけです。
hikkoshita to itte mo, tonari no eki ni utsutta dake desu.
I say I moved, but I only relocated to the next station over. neutral
業績が回復したと言っても、まだ黒字化には程遠い状況です。
gyouseki ga kaifuku shita to itte mo, mada kurojika ni wa hodotooi joukyou desu.
Though we say performance has recovered, we are still far from returning to profitability. formal
How it's formed4
All forms2
っていってもtteittemocolloquial
味わうっていっても
casual quotative って swapped in for と — everyday chat.
っつってもttsuttemocolloquial
味わうっつっても
further clipped from っていっても, with a small っ mid-word (bare つっても only opens a sentence) — blunt, brusque speech.
Notes
is the more deliberate-sounding option over the same noun.