Even If (Hypothetical Concession)

6 related grammar points that express the same core idea - compared below so you can tell which one to reach for.

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たとえ〜ても / どんなに〜ても / にしても

It is the degree that will not change the outcome, not the possibility.

vs : Use どんなに〜ても: however much, however hard. たとえ〜ても grants that something might happen at all, which is a weaker claim, so it undersells a sentence about no amount of effort being enough.

Granting someone's point in conversation before pushing back.

vs : にしても is the conversational 'even granting that', and it can pick up something already said (忙しいにしても連絡ぐらいは). たとえ〜ても sets up a hypothetical from scratch and is heavier than a quick concession needs.

ないまでも / としたところで

Granting a supposition and denying that it would change anything.

vs : Use としたところで. It concedes the case and then dismisses its force ('even supposing so, it makes no difference'). ないまでも does the opposite: it falls short of a maximum but keeps a positive claim ('not quite X, but at least Y').