JLPT N1 Grammar (tote)

Meaning

even; even if/though ~

How to use

Nounとて
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Learn Japanese grammar: (tote). Particle meaning: even; even if/though ~.

For nouns, it means that they are no exception and are the same as others.

When preceded by 「いくら」、「どんなに」, etc., the meaning changes to “no matter ~”.

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Example #1

しんぶんきじとて、けっしていつもせいかくとはいえません。
shinbun kiji tote, kesshite itsumo seikaku to wa iemasen.
Even newspaper articles are not always accurate.
Example #2

ははおやとて、かれのほんとうのきもちはりかいできないだろう。
hahaoya tote, kare no hontou no kimochi wa rikai dekinai darou.
Even his mother likely can’t understand his true feelings.
Example #3

きょうはじゅうだいなかいぎがあるのでびょうきとてやすめない。
kyou wa juudai na kaigi ga aru node byouki tote yasumenai.
I have a serious meeting today, so I can't take the day off even if I'm sick.
Example #4

いくらやさしいかれとて、ひどいことをいわれるとおこるのはとうぜんだ。
ikura yasashii kare tote, hidoi koto o iwareru to okoru no wa touzen da.
No matter how gentle he is, it's natural to get angry when told something terrible.
Example #5

わるいことをしたらあやまらなければならないことはこどもとてしっています。
warui koto o shitara ayamaranakereba naranai koto wa kodomo tote shitte imasu.
Even children know that if they do something wrong, they must apologize.
Example #6

どんなにこうかいとて、うしなわれたものはふたたびもとにもどることはないのである。
donnani koukai tote, ushinawareta mono wa futatabi moto ni modoru koto wa nai no de aru.
No matter how regretful it is, what is lost cannot be restored.
Example #7

いはんすれば、みせいねんしゃとてゆるすわけにはいかない。
ihan sureba, miseinensha tote yurusu wake ni wa ikanai.
Even a minor won’t be pardoned if they commit a crime.

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