どんなに〜ても says the outcome holds however far the first part goes: "no
matter how". どんなに comes first, and the word it covers takes ても: a verb's
て-form plus , an い-adjective in くても, a な-adjective or a noun with
でも.
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No matter how hard I try, I can't become perfect.
、。
No matter how expensive it is, I want that bag.
、。
No matter how quiet it is, I can't sleep here.
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No matter how tough it gets, I'll see it through to the end.
ても never changes for tense. The past goes on the end of the sentence.
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No matter how fast I ran, I couldn't make it to the train.
- × どんなに走ったても → どんなに走っても
- × どんなに頑張る、完璧にはなれない → どんなに頑張っても、完璧にはなれない
どんなに, いくら and たとえ
〜ても means the same and swaps freely with どんなに; it leans
towards amount and repetition, "however much", "however many times".
〜ても is "even if": the first part is a supposition, not a
degree.
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No matter how much I eat, I don't gain weight.
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Even if it rains, I'll go.
どんなに〜か
Without ても, どんなに turns into an exclamation: "how very…". The sentence
ends in , or , and nothing about the outcome
follows.
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You can't imagine how happy I was when I passed.
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How wonderful it would be to see him.
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