JLPT N3 Grammar (donna ni~temo)

How to use

どんなにVerb (ても form)
Noun + でも
な-adjective + でも
い-adjective + くても
donna ni~temo どんなに~ても jlpt n3 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (donna ni~temo). Meaning: no matter how (much).

This is used by combining どんなに (donna ni) and ても・でも (temo/demo) form.

This may also be used as .


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Example #1

どんなにがんばっても、70てんしかとれなかった。
donna ni ganbatte mo, 70 ten shika torenakatta.
No matter how hard I tried, I never got more than 70 points.
Example #2

どんなにくるしくてもさいごまではしりぬくつもりだ。
donna ni kurushiku temo saigo made hashiri nuku tsumori da.
No matter how painful it may be, I plan to run all the way until the end.
Example #3

どんなにあつくてもねるときはクーラーをけしてねる。
donna ni atsukutemo neru toki wa kuuraa o keshite neru.
No matter how hot it is, I always turn off the air-conditioner when I go to bed.
Example #4

あのひとのなまえはどんなにきいてもおぼえられない。
ano hito no namae wa donna ni kiitemo oboerarenai.
I can't remember that person's name no matter how many times I hear it..
Example #5

どんなにすきでも、それをつたえなければはじまらない。
donna ni suki demo, sore o tsutae nakereba hajimaranai.
No matter how much you may like them, if you don't let them know nothing will ever start.
Example #6

ギターをならいはじめたがどんなにれんしゅうしてもぜんぜんうまくならない。
gitaa o narai hajimeta ga donna ni renshuu shitemo zenzen umaku naranai.
I’ve started taking guitar lessons but I’m not getting any better no matter how much I practice.
Example #7

ランナーはどんなにくるしくてもあきらめませんでした。
rannaa wa donna ni kurushikutemo akirame masendeshita.
The runners didn't give up no matter how painful things got.
Example #8

かのじょのいっていることはどんなにかんがえてもおかしい。
kanojo no itteiru koto wa donna ni kangaetemo okashii.
No matter how hard I think about what she's saying, it's still a bit strange.
Example #9

じぶんのしごとがどんなにつらくても、いちにちなら、だれでもできる。
jibun no shigoto ga donna ni tsurakute mo, ichinichi nara, dare demo dekiru.
No matter how difficult one's job may be, anyone can get through one day.

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