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いくら〜ても (ikura 〜temo) — no matter how much / however much

'No matter how much...' emphasis.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

いくら + 〜ても、 …

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Meaning

  • Putting いくら at the start of a ても sentence adds "no matter how much …".
  • いくら高くても、買います (No matter how expensive, I will buy it), いくら待っても、来ません (No matter how long I wait, he does not come).

Versus what you know

いくら = "how much" (the same word as いくらですか for prices in Lesson 11), here "however much".

Watch out

  • Just as もし ──> たら, いくら ──> ても is a pair; いくら〜たら ❌.
  • trap: な-adjectiveAdjectives follow this lesson's rule: いくらきれいでも (な-adjective).

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

いくら高くても、買います。

いくらたかくても、かいます。

No matter how expensive, I'll buy it.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) いくら (no matter how) ──> 高い ──> [ - ❌ い ] [ + くても ] ──> いくら高くても、 ──> [ + 買います ] ──> No matter how expensive it is, I'll buy it.

いくら勉強しても、難しいです。

いくらべんきょうしても、むずかしいです。

No matter how much I study, it's difficult.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) いくら ──> 勉強する ──> て-form 勉強して ──> [ + も ] ──> いくら勉強しても、 ──> [ + 難しいです ] ──> No matter how much I study, it's difficult.

いくら待っても、来ません。

いくらまっても、きません。

No matter how long I wait, they don't come.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) いくら ──> 待つ ──> て-form 待って ──> [ + も ] ──> いくら待っても、 ──> [ + 来ません ] ──> No matter how long I wait, they don't come.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

'No matter how expensive, I'll buy it.' — 「___高くても、買います。」

💡 Hint: The word for 'no matter how much'.

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