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Grammar JLPT Level N3 - Lesson 16

Structure of ~ても構(かま)わない:

Verb[ても]+ かまわない
[い]Adjective[ても]+ かまわない
[な]Adjective + でも + かまわない
Noun + でも + かまわない

Details about ~ても構(かま)わない:

ても(かま)わない is often used to express that something 'doesn't matter', or that the speaker 'doesn't mind'. This structure is a combination of ても (with verbs and い-Adjectives), or でも (with nouns and な-Adjectives) grouped with the negative conjugation of the う - Verb (かま)う, which means 'to brace'. Literally, this expression can be thought of as being similar to 'to not be uptight'. However, it is almost always simply used to convey that there is no issue with something.
ても(かま)わない may be used with any type of word that appears in its ても or でも conjugation form.
  • (きみ)(かね)()なら、ピザでも寿司(すし)でも(なに)(たの)でも(かま)わないよ。
    If you are going to pay, don't be uptight about ordering pizza or sushi or anything.
  • 運転手(うんてんしゅ)さん(おそ)ても(かま)いませんので安全(あんぜん)運転(うんてん)(ねが)いします。
    Chauffeur, I don't care if it's slower, please drive safely.
  • 仕事(しごと)はどんなに大変(たいへん)でも(かま)いません仕事(しごと)出来(でき)ればうれしいです
    I don't care how busy work is, I am happy so long as I can do my job.
  • アルバイト募集中(ぼしゅうちゅう)未経験者(みけいけんしゃ)でも(かま)いません
    Hiring part time workers. It doesn't matter if you are not experienced.
~ても構(かま)わない

Usage Notes for ~ても構(かま)わない:

Synonyms for ~ても構(かま)わない:

Verb + てもいい
It's okay to, It's alright to, Can/may
てもいい
It is alright/fine/okay even if, Can/may, ~ is also okay
でよければ
If it is alright, If you don't mind, If you would like, If possible

Example of ~ても構(かま)わない

(ひま)(とき)ゲームをやってもかまわない

It doesn't matter if you play games when you have free time.

(かね)がなくてもかまわない。だって、(かれ)のことが大好(だいす)だから

It doesn't matter if he doesn't have money, because I love him.

費用(ひよう)はいくらかかってもかまわない。とにかく()ってきてくれ。

It doesn't matter how much it costs. Just go buy it for me.

うまくいかなくてもかまわない。やってみることが大切(たいせつ)だ。

It doesn't matter if it won't go well. It's important to try.

()てもかまいません革靴(かわぐつ)ではないですから。

I don't mind getting wet. These are not leather shoes.

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それぞれ

Each, Respectively
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~ても~なくても

Whether ~ or not
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として

As (i.e. in the role of), For
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訳(わけ)がない

There is no way, There is no reason, It is impossible, Cannot be
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にしては

(Even) considering, (Even) for
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