とも

Meanings

1. Particle certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although (usu. with volitional verb or adj. stem)
3. without even; without so much as (with neg. verb)
4. at the (least, earliest, etc.) (after an adverb) See also: 遅くとも (おそくとも).
5. Expression also (called); also as
6. Particle well (sometimes esp. an emphatic form of the particle と)

Example sentences

• このような辞書には、「冷蔵庫」という言葉を使った例文が少なくとも2つは載っているはずだ。
  In a dictionary like this one there should be at least two sentences with "fridge".
• 遅くともやらないよりはまし。
  Better late than never.
• 遅くともなさざるにまさる。
  Better late than never.
• 君の考えは当たらずとも遠からずだ。
  Your guess is almost right.
• 君が何と言おうとも、私は自分自身の判断にもとづいて行動するつもりだ。
  Say what you will, I will act on my own judgement.

Words containing とも

• とも座 (ともざ) Puppis (constellation)
• それとも or
• とも言う (ともいう) also called

And 58 more.

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