TAKOBOTO

Although it is said that, even though it is said, admitting that, that being said, however, nevertheless
Even admitting that Jane didn't have much time, I don't believe that she couldn't write a simple report like this
「A とはいえ B」は「Aは事実だが、しかし実際はB」の意味

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べんりとはいえパソコンはたかいのでなかなかかえない。

They're useful... but having said that, computers are so expensive that I can't buy one.

８０さいのそぼは、このあいだかいだんでころんであしをいため、あるくのがふじゆうになってしまった。とはいえ、まったくあるけないということではないので、かじをするにはもんだいないとのことだ。

Recently, my 80 year old grandmother fell on the stairs and hurt her leg, and now she has trouble walking. Having said that, it's not as if she cannot walk at all, in other words she can manage to do the housework without problems.

あいてにいいぶんもわかったとはいえ、こころからなっとくしたわけではない

Admitting where he's coming from, I still can't really agree with him

はるになったとはいえあさばんはまださむい。

They say that Spring has arrived but the mornings and evenings are still cold.

おさないとはいえ、そのこはじぶんのかていのくるしいじじょうをりかいしている。

Even though the kid is young, nevertheless he understands the difficult circumstances of his family.

じかんがなかったとはいえ、ジェーンにこれくらいのレポートがかけないはずはない。

Even admitting that Jane didn't have much time, I don't believe that she couldn't write a simple report like this

いかにざんていてきしょちとはいえ、これはずさんすぎる

However much they call it "temporary measures", this is just too slipshod.

ちきゅうおんだんかをぼうしするためのこくさいかいぎのけっか、きょうとぎていしょがさくせいされた。とはいえすべてのくにがそのきじゅんをまもるまでには、まだとしつきがかかりそうだ。

The international conference to stop climate change ended in the creation of the Kyoto Protocol. Having said that, it seems like it will take a long time before every country abides by the standards it set out.

こんどのがっかいがたのしみだ。とはいえ、まだはっぴょうじゅんびはぜんぜんできていない。

I'm looking forward to the next academic conference. That being said, I haven't prepared for my presentation at all.

Same as といっても but:
といっても is for spoken clauses, and
とはいえ is for written clauses.

way of use: P1 とはいえ P2.
P1 is the sentence in question, P2 is the reason why.

赤毛

Ref # Kanzen Master Level 1 - p28 - no.30

LR

Ref # A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar p665

LR

とはいえ is primarily used in writing

LR

とはいえcan be used at the beginning of a sentence to double back on the previous sentence

LR

Delete this item!

bamboo4

I agree 消してください

tigert

I intended to give a second live to this entry. Is it OK now?

赤毛

any reason why you want to delete?! It's in the JLPT 1 syllabus... such as there is one.

LR

I'm going through the examples someone has marked as suspicious and changing, checking or replacing them.

LR