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あなたが何処へ向かおうとしてても

English translation: としていても -ing

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Japanese term or phrase:あなたが何処へ向かおうとしてても
English translation:としていても -ing

14:35 Apr 7, 2010
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Japanese term or phrase: あなたが何処へ向かおうとしてても
in あなたが何処へ向かおうとしてても, what is difference if replace としてても with としても?

What is detailed grammar for としてても and としても?
spartannee
China
Local time: 02:57
としていても -ing
Explanation:
The correct grammar is としていても, although the い is often abbreviated. Below is a literal translation which, though awkward, shows the difference between the two forms.

あなたが何処へ向かおうとしていても = regardless of where you are trying to be headed
あなたが何処へ向かおうとしても = regardless of where you try to be headed

The extra いて makes the action verb a present participle, or in other words, makes it an ongoing action.
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Tina Wooden
United States
Local time: 14:57
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4 +1としていても -ing
Tina Wooden
5Not much
humbird


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
としていても -ing


Explanation:
The correct grammar is としていても, although the い is often abbreviated. Below is a literal translation which, though awkward, shows the difference between the two forms.

あなたが何処へ向かおうとしていても = regardless of where you are trying to be headed
あなたが何処へ向かおうとしても = regardless of where you try to be headed

The extra いて makes the action verb a present participle, or in other words, makes it an ongoing action.

Tina Wooden
United States
Local time: 14:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 19
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agree  Y. K.
20 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Not much


Explanation:
Although the difference is (if you want to be picky):
してても colloquial
していても formal

The difference is not even grammartical. It's all the matter of spoken words as opposed to written.

To elaborate this point furter, the difference is like the difference between "want to be" and "wonna be".

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tina Wooden: I think the asker wanted the difference between として(い)ても and としても.
2 hrs
neutral  Y. K.: ここで訊いているのは、「してても」と「していても」の違いではなくて、「してても」と 「しても」の違いです。この二語は明らかに違います。
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