"ても" meaning in All languages combined

See ても on Wiktionary

Suffix [Japanese]

IPA: [te̞ mo̞] Forms: -te mo [romanization]
Etymology: From て (-te, conjunctive suffix) + も (mo, “too, also; even”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|-て||も|pos1=conjunctive suffix|t2=too, also; even}} て (-te, conjunctive suffix) + も (mo, “too, also; even”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix|て も}} ても • (-te mo)
  1. a conjunctive suffix that follows a conditional subordinate clause: even if ... Tags: morpheme Related terms: たら (-tara), たって (-tatte)

Alternative forms

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