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たとえ
tatoe-temo
JLPT N2
Edit  dc
たとえ-ても
Meaning
even if
even if you
Edit  dc
Formation
See also
Phrases
たとえむずかしいことがおおくても、せいこうするためにがんばろう。
Even if many difficulties lie ahead, I will do my best to succeed.
Edit  #6166 rubyhatchet
たとえしゅじゅつをうけても、かんぜんにはなおらないだろう。
Even if I have surgery, I'll probably never fully recover.
Edit  #6168 rubyhatchet
たとえいしゃでもガンにはかてません。
Even if you are a doctor, you can't beat cancer.
Edit  #272 dc
たとえじょうだんでも、それはないでしょう
Even as a joke you can't mean that.
Edit  #1119 bamboo4
たとえどんなことがあったとしても
Come what may.....
Edit  #1120 bamboo4
たとえきらいでも、やさいをたべないわけにはいきませんよ。
Even if you hate them, you have no other choice but to eat your vegetables.
Edit  #6167 rubyhatchet
たとえみんなにはんたいされても、わたしはただしいとおもったことをする。
Even though everyone says differently, I still believe I was correct.
Edit  #8035 Trainwreck
たとえあめがふってもでかける。
I`ll go out even if it rains.
Edit  #8461 karekano
たとえかれがいやだといっても、わたしたちのいいぶんをかれにきいてもらう。
Even though he says no, he shall hear us out.
Edit  #8462 karekano
りょうしゃのまには、たとえあったとしてもごくわずかしか、そういはありません。
There is little, if any, difference between the two.
Edit  #8463 karekano
たとえ100さいまでいきても、わたしはきないでしょう。
If I should live to a hundred, I will never understand Picasso.
Edit  #8464 karekano
うんてんするひとは、たとえどんなにうでがよくても、うんてんめんきょしけんにごうかくしなければならない。
Every driver, however skillful he is, must pass a driver`s license test.
Edit  #8465 karekano
Discussion and comments
Using たとえ before 〜ても(でも) is simply for stronger emphasis.

たとえ + Vて形 + も
たとえ + いAて形 + も
たとえ + なA + でも
たとえ + N + でも
rubyhatchet
perhaps the heading for this section should be 「たとえ〜ても」?
sagittarius
what's the difference in nuance between a たとえ〜ても sentence and a plain ても sentence? #272 could also be written 医者でもガンには勝てません, couldn't it?
sagittarius
DCへ ひらがな in the title shoulbe be た_と_え.
Miki
Got it.
Amatuka
In addition たとえ (and also たとえば)means "example."
trag
たとえ、たとえば meanings example is written 例え、例えば in kanji.
Miki
My teacher taught us たとえ。。。たって(だって)。I think the meaning is the same (even if...), but I can't remember for sure. Anyone know?
Izumi19
sagittarius, use たとえ〜ても instead of the normal 'plain' ても when you want to emphasize your point more
karekora
しまなかったも??? なんだろう 文字化け? Lau777 I think you could use しなかったら to have the meaning if it wasn`t done.

例えば 
もし 生徒たちが勉強しなかったら、 そなに難しい試験が無理だけど...

if the students had not studied, a test this difficult would be impossible but... (of course they studied so no problems)
tigert
Can this be used in the negative past tense 「たとえしまなかったも・・・」 and have the same meaning as in English (If it hadn't been done...)?
Lau777
See also 例え話 たとえばなし (speaking hypothetically)
Amatuka