いくら〜ても

• 読み: いくら〜ても
• ローマ字: ikura~temo
• 発音: /i.kɯ.ɾa ~ te.mo/

意味

No matter how much ~; however much one may ~. An expression indicating that the result does not change regardless of effort or degree.

A concessive pattern combining いくら (how much) with the て-form + も. Used to express that no matter how much someone does something, the outcome remains the same. Common patterns include いくら食べても太らない (no matter how much I eat, I don't gain weight) and いくら待っても来ない (no matter how long I wait, they don't come).

例文

1. いくら勉強しても漢字が覚えられない。
2. いくら食べてもおなかがいっぱいにならない。
3. いくら説明しても彼はわかってくれない。

使い方ガイド

場面: expressing frustration, concession, daily conversation

トーン: emphatic

起源と歴史

Combination of いくら (ikura, how much — from 幾ら) and the concessive pattern ～ても (even if ~). Together they create a strong concessive meaning.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal