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〜にしても

N2

even if, even granting (X); whether A or B; even (X) too

Formation: V / i-adj plain form + にしても; N / na-adj stem (+ である) + にしても; A にしても B にしても; question word + にしても; それにしても

〜にしても has several uses. Most often it is concessive: 'even granting X (which may be true), still Y', and the main clause is often criticism or what should be done (忙しいにしても連絡ぐらいはできる). AにしてもBにしても means 'whether A or B', and with a question word it means 'whatever X'. After a person it can mean 'X too, X is no exception' (私にしても同じだ). それにしても is a set phrase meaning 'even so, still'. It is the most conversational of the set, while 〜にしろ/にせよ mean almost the same but sound more written. 〜としても sets up a pure hypothesis, while にしても usually concedes something real or likely. Do not confuse it with 〜にしては, which means 'for X (unexpectedly)'.

Variants: にしても〜にしても、それにしても、何にしても、いずれにしても

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