〜てまでも (~te made mo) — even going so far as to ~

Going as far as a big sacrifice or risk most people wouldn't take — the 'that far?!' form.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

Vて + までも + …

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When to use it

A friend in Nepal says: 'I'll buy the new iPhone even if I have to take a loan.'
You reply: 'Do you really need to go as far as a loan?'

Meaning

「〜てまでも」= the 'that far?!' feeling of doing something by going as far as a big, costly or wrong means most people wouldn't use — taking a loan, staying up all night, lying, ruining your health.
The weight is on how extreme the means is.
So it often appears in criticism or refusal (〜てまで〜する必要はない・〜たいとは思わない), and also in praise or surprise about something already done (父は〜てまでも送ってくれた).

How to attach

Verb て-form + 「までも」: 借金してまでも・徹夜してまでも
Dropping 「も」, as 「〜てまで」, keeps the same meaning.

Versus what you know

N2「〜てでも」(借金してでも買いたい) is mostly the speaker's own strong will: 'I'll do it no matter what'.

Watch out

An ordinary, easy action like taking a bus or eating a meal cannot come in front — it needs a sacrifice or risk big enough to say 'that far'.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

借金をしてまでも、新しい車を買う必要はないと思う。

しゃっきんをしてまでも、あたらしいくるまをかうひつようはないとおもう。

I don't think you need to go as far as taking out a loan to buy a new car.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 借金をする = to take on debt (a big risk) → て-form: 借金をして → 「までも」 = even going that far → then criticism: 買う必要はない.

父は自分の食事を減らしてまでも、私の学費を送ってくれた。

ちちはじぶんのしょくじをへらしてまでも、わたしのがくひをおくってくれた。

My father even cut down on his own meals to send me my school fees.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 減らす = to reduce → 自分の食事を減らして = cutting down his own meals (a big sacrifice) → 「までも」 → then what he did, with gratitude: 学費を送ってくれた.

人をだましてまでも、お金を稼ぎたいとは思わない。

ひとをだましてまでも、おかねをかせぎたいとはおもわない。

I don't want to make money if it means going as far as cheating people.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) だます = to cheat (a wrong method) → て-form: だまして → 「までも」 = even going that far → then refusal: 稼ぎたいとは思わない.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

「友達との約束を破っ＿＿＿、残業する必要はない。」— fill the blank.

💡 Hint: The て-form of 破る + ?