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Any A (anywhere, anybody, anytime, etc.)
  1. Any A (anywhere, anybody, anytime, etc.)
  2. Even A
    Shows an extent/extreme to which something is true.
  3. A or something
  4. Even if I have to A, by all means A
    Used to show an action A that one normally wouldn't take, but will do so for the following goal.
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誰 で も 彼 の 名 前 を 知 っ て い る 。 
Everybody knows his name.
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誰 で も 其 れ は 読 め ま す 。 
Anybody can read it.
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何処 で も 好 き な 所 に 座 り な さ い 。 
Sit wherever you like.
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そ ん な 物 は 何処 で も 見 ら れ る 訳 で は な い 。 
Such a thing cannot be found everywhere.
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何時 で も 好 き な 日 に 来 な さ い 。 
Come on any day you like.
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何時 で も 其 れ を 使 っ て 下 さ い 。 
You may use it any time.
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何時 で も 御 電 話 下 さ い 。 
Call me anytime.
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何時 で も 御 手伝 い 為 ま す 。 
I am always ready to help you.
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「 私 の 名 刺 で す 。 追 加 情 報 が 有 っ た ら 何時 で も 連 絡 下 さ い 」 と 記 者 は 言 っ た 。 
"Here is my business card. Please call me anytime with more information." said the reporter.
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6 時 以 降 な ら 何時 で も 結 構 で す 。 
Any time will do so long as it is after six.
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Basic Examples:
誰でも (anyone)

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Even A
Shows an extent/extreme to which something is true.
  1. Any A (anywhere, anybody, anytime, etc.)
  2. Even A
    Shows an extent/extreme to which something is true.
  3. A or something
  4. Even if I have to A, by all means A
    Used to show an action A that one normally wouldn't take, but will do so for the following goal.
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自 分 で も 我 慢 が できない 。 
Even I can't endure it.
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彼 は 夜 遅 く で も 働 く 。 
He works even late at night.
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子 供 に で も 其 れ は 出 来 る 。 
Even a child can do it.
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新 し い 場 所 で も 友 達 を 作 る の は 簡 単 だ 。 
It is easy to make friends even in new places.
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然 し 今日 で も 、 女 性 達 は 差 別 と 戦 っ て 居 る 。 
Even today, however, women struggle against discrimination.
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其処 は 夏 で も 寒 い 。 
It is cold there even in summer.
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19 世 紀 末 で も 、 英吉利 海 軍 の 船 員 は 、 そ う す る 事 が 弱 さ の 印 だ と 言 う 理 由 で 、 ナ イ フ と フ ォ ー ク を 使 う 事 を 許 さ れ て 居 な か っ た 。 
Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.
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ANoun
でも
Basic Examples:
子供でも (even a child)

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Grammar usage notes

There is also the pattern ~てでも preceded by Vて, meaning "even doing ~" (i.e. going to extremes, doing something)
Related vocabulary from ALC:
何としてでも by fair means or foul, by hook or by crook
何としてでも勝つ = doing whatever it takes to win, do anything to win
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火曜
Level: 60

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A or something
  1. Any A (anywhere, anybody, anytime, etc.)
  2. Even A
    Shows an extent/extreme to which something is true.
  3. A or something
  4. Even if I have to A, by all means A
    Used to show an action A that one normally wouldn't take, but will do so for the following goal.
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珈琲 で も 飲 ん で 休 憩 為 よ う よ 。 
Why don't we have a coffee (or something) break?
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何 か 難 し い 問 題 で も 有 っ た の ? 
You've run into some trouble or something?
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彼 ? 何 だ ろ ? パ フ ォ ー マ ン ス で も 遣 っ て る の か ? 
Eh, what's that? Somebody doing street theatre or something?
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問 題 で も 起 き た の か 。 
Is something wrong?
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酒 で も 飲 も う よ 。 
Let's have a drink or something..
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ANoun
でも
Basic Examples:
水でも (water or something)

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Grammar usage notes

お茶でも 飲もうか" and "お茶なんか 飲もうか" both suggest drinking tea, but the former emphasizes the choice, while the latter is more casual and dismissive of the importance of the choice
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Rdelav
Level: 404

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Even if I have to A, by all means A
Used to show an action A that one normally wouldn't take, but will do so for the following goal.
  1. Any A (anywhere, anybody, anytime, etc.)
  2. Even A
    Shows an extent/extreme to which something is true.
  3. A or something
  4. Even if I have to A, by all means A
    Used to show an action A that one normally wouldn't take, but will do so for the following goal.
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何 と し て で も 夏 迄 に 痩 せ た い 。 
No matter what it takes, I want to lose weight by the summer.
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仕 事 を 休 ん で で も 、 彼 の 映 画 を 見 に 行 き た い 。 
Even if I have to take off from work, I want to go see that movie.
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母 は 無 理 為 て で も 私 に 会 い に 来 る つ も り だ 。 
Even if she has to overdo it (do too much), my mother intends to come and see me.
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AVerb: て-form
でも
Basic Examples:
歩いていってでも (Even if I (have to) walk)

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Grammar usage notes

文法:てでも

機能:程度(極端)

形:Vて+でも、~したい・しよう・必要だ・するべきだ。

意味:___のようなひどい方法を使っても、絶対に___したい。

※V=大変なこと、ひどいこと

てまで って言う文法の反対のようです
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猛眼
Level: 1647

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Diamondrock
Level: 1
Though I am not entirely certain, I believe that the model sentence for meaning #1 may be more appropriate for meaning #2...
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
Moved the sentence, thanks!
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17 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2439
what about でも as 'however'?
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
I'm thinking - is there another way to use it as 'however' except in front of a clause or sentence? It can't really be used as a suffix to anything, can it?
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17 years ago
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darkje
Level: 1
Isn't number 2 just the conditional form? I think it could just be grouped with ても・でも under conditional and removed from here.

About what mysticfive said, what about : 犬が好き、でも言えない
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
No...although one example sentence belongs on the other page. This form of it is not an 'even if', but rather 'even so much/so far as ..', showing an extent/extreme.
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16 years ago
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beckyr16
Level: 1
For the second example, でも takes the place of the particle you'd otherwise use, correct?
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
I believe so (as in, no exceptions are coming to mind).
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16 years ago
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鎌鼬くん
Level: 1
The second example sentence for meaning #1 is totally unrelated to the grammar point ^_^
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15 years ago


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