Conjunction (used in writing and formal speech only) (Intermediate ㊥ 507)
A conjunction in written Japanese that is used to express a concession.
Equivalent: No matter ~ may be; even if; at ~ -est
| (i) Wh-word+Vvol | とも | |
| どこへ行こうとも | No matter where someone may go | |
| 何を食べようとも | No matter what someone may eat | |
| 何があるうとも | No matter what may happen | |
| (ii) Wh-word+Adjective い stem | {く/かろう}とも | |
| {いかに/どんなに}難し{く/かろう}とも | No matter how difficult something may be | |
| (iii) Wh-word+Adjective な stem | であろうとも | |
| {いかに/どんなに}好きであろうとも | No matter how much someone likes something | |
| (iv) Adjective い stem | くとも | |
| 早くとも | At the earliest |
