~とて (も)
even; even if; even though ~
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N + とて(も)
Nghĩa
✦ Primarily used with nouns indicating a person or a role, to express the meaning of "even", "that thing is just like the others".
✦ Used in cases of comparing one thing with other similar things, when wanting to emphasize that thing naturally is similar to others.
✦ This is quite an old-fashioned expression, in spoken language, 「私だって」 is often used.
✦ Used in cases of comparing one thing with other similar things, when wanting to emphasize that thing naturally is similar to others.
✦ This is quite an old-fashioned expression, in spoken language, 「私だって」 is often used.
私
watashi
とて
tote
悔
kuya
しい
shii
気持
kimo
ちは
chiha
皆
mina
と
to
同
ona
じである
jidearu
。
.
I feel the same frustration as everyone else.
この
kono
事故
jiko
に
ni
関
kan
しては
shiteha
、
,
部下
buka
の
no
彼
kare
とても
totemo
責任
sekinin
はまぬかれない
hamanukarenai
。
.
As a subordinate, he cannot escape responsibility for this accident.
最近
saikin
は
ha
父親
chichioya
とて
tote
、
,
育児
ikuji
に
ni
無関心
mukanshin
でいるわけにはいかない
deiruwakenihaikanai
。
.
These days, fathers cannot afford to remain indifferent to childcare.
これとても
koretotemo
、
,
特
toku
に
ni
例外的
reigaiteki
な
na
現象
genshou
というわけではない
toiuwakedehanai
。
.
This is not a particularly exceptional phenomenon.

