16.5 条件: …ても/…でも [even if …]

もしいい仕事があったら、アルバイトをしますか。

If there is a good job, will you work part-time?

如果有好的工作機會，你會去打工嗎？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
もし	moshi	modifiers	if
いい仕事があったら	ii-shigoto-ga-a-t-tara	predicate	if there is a good job
アルバイトをしますか	arubaito-wo-shi-masu-ka	predicate	will you do part-time job?

No, I won’t do part-time jobs even if there are good ones, because studying is tough.

不，因為學習很辛苦，即使有好的工作也不會去打工。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
いいえ	i-e	-	no
勉強がたいへんなので	benkyo—ga-taihen-na-node	modifiers	because studying is difficult
いい仕事があっても	ii-shigoto-ga-a-t-te-mo	modifiers	even if there is a good job
アルバイトは	arubaito-wa	subject	part-time job (topic marker)
しません	shi-mase-n	verb conjugation	do not

No matter how delicious the alcohol is, I can’t drink today because I have to drive.

無論有多麼美味的酒，因為今天要開車所以不能喝。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
どんなに	don’nani	modifiers	how much
おいしい	oishii	modifiers	delicious
お酒	o-sake	subject	alcohol
でも	demo	particles	but
今日は	kyo—wa	modifiers	today
運転を	unten-wo	modifiers	driving
するので	suru-node	verb conjugations	because I will
飲めません	nome-mase-n	predicate	cannot drink

Even if the salary is low, I want to work at this company.

就算薪資低，我也想在這家公司工作。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
もし	moshi	modifiers	if
給料が	kyu-ryo—ga	subject	salary (subject marker)
安くても	yasuku-te-mo	modifiers	even if it’s low
わたしは	watashi-wa	subject	I (topic marker)
この会社で	kono-kaisha-de	modifiers	at this company
働きたい。	hataraki-tai-。	predicate	want to work.

I don’t wake up even if the children cry in the middle of the night these days.

我最近晚上即使孩子哭了我也醒不過來。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたしは	watashi-wa	subject	I (topic marker)
このごろ	konogoro	modifiers	these days
夜中に	yachu—ni	modifiers	at midnight
字どもが	ji-domo-ga	subject	children (subject marker)
泣いても	nai-te-mo	verb conjugations	even if crying
目が	me-ga	subject	eyes (subject marker)
覺めない	satoru-me-nai	predicate	do not wake up

Can that job be done even if you’re not good at Japanese?

那項工作即使日語不好也能做嗎？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
その仕事は	sono-shigoto-wa	subject	That job (topic marker)
日本語が	nihongo-ga	subject	Japanese (subject marker)
へたでも	heta-demo	modifiers	even if it’s bad
できるでしょうか。	dekiru-desho-u-ka-。	predicate	be able to do?

I’m still not good at it, but.

我(日文)還不太好。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
ぼくは	boku-wa	subject	I (topic marker)
まだ	mada	modifiers	still
へたなんですが	heta-na-n-desu-ga	predicate	am not good at, but

Yes, you can do this job even if you’re not good at Japanese.

是的，這份工作即使不擅長日語也可以做。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
ええ	e	-	yes
この仕事は	kono-shigoto-wa	subject	this job (topic marker)
日本語が	nihongo-ga	subject	Japanese (subject marker)
じょうずでなくても	jo-zu-de-naku-te-mo	modifiers	even if not good
できますよ	deki-masu-yo	predicate	can do

I don’t know Chinese, so even if you ask me, I won’t understand.

我不懂中文，所以即使你問我，我也聽不懂。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたしは	watashi wa	subject	I (topic marker)
中国語を	Chuugokugo o	object	Chinese language (direct object marker)
知らないから、	shiranai kara,	-	don’t know, so
聞いても	kiitemo	predicate	even if I ask
わかりません。	wakarimasen.	-	I don’t understand

This computer software is easy, so even children can use it.

這個電腦軟件很簡單，所以連孩子也可以使用。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
このパソコンソフトは	kono-pasokon-sofuto-wa	subject	This computer software (topic marker)
かんたんだから	kan-ta-n-da-kara	predicate	is easy, so
子どもでも	kodomo-de-mo	modifiers	even children
使えます。	tsukae-masu-。	predicate	can use.

This curtain does not become clean no matter how many times it is washed.

這個窗簾無論洗幾次都無法變得乾淨。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
このカーテン	kono-ka-ten	subject	this curtain
何回	nan-kai	modifiers	how many times
あらっても	ara-t-te-mo	verb conjugations	no matter how many times washed
きれいになりません	kirei-ni-nari-mase-n	predicate	does not become clean