connective N2 common casualpolitewritten
といっても — even though I say ~
といっても
Meaning
- even though I say ~ / although it's called ~ — concedes a claim, then qualifies it downward
Key sentence
貯金があるといっても、ほんの少しだ。
Even though I say I have savings, it's only a tiny amount.
Easily confused with
Notes
- Same meaning and formation as 〜と言っても; this is just the kana spelling. Refer to 〜と言っても.
See といっても in real sentences
Jengo shows といっても the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.