就算 … ，也 … (even if) · mesmo que … , também … (mesmo se)
An imagined failure does not change an evaluation
- A team values the attempt even if it fails.
- 就算失败，也值得。 — The speaker keeps the evaluation despite the imagined failure.
An imagined failure does not change an evaluation
- A team values the attempt even if it fails.
- (coll.) even if就算to be defeated失败，also也to be worth值得。 — The speaker keeps the evaluation despite the imagined failure.
A team values the attempt even if it fails. What does 就算失败，也值得。 communicate?
The speaker keeps the evaluation despite the imagined failure. 就算 introduces a conceded case. It need not mean the speaker predicts that this case will actually occur.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 就算 … ，也 … (even if). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
even if就算fail失败，still也worth it值得。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is (coll.) even if就算 … ，also也 … (even if). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
even if就算fail失败，still也worth it值得。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Even if we fail, it's worth it: ____ 失败，也值得。
就算 … ，也 … = even if: 就算失败,也值得. · mesmo que … , também … = mesmo se: mesmo que falhar, também vale.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 就算失败，也值得。: The speaker keeps the evaluation despite the imagined failure.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, (coll.) even if就算to be defeated失败，also也to be worth值得。: The speaker keeps the evaluation despite the imagined failure.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
就算 is closest to… · mesmo que é mais próximo de…
就算 = even if / even supposing; pairs with 也. · mesmo que = mesmo se / supondo; combina com 也.
Know the boundary
- 就算 introduces a conceded case.
- It need not mean the speaker predicts that this case will actually occur.
Know the boundary
- (coll.) even if就算 introduces a conceded case.
- It need not mean the speaker predicts that this case will actually occur.
就算 grants a worst case, then keeps the conclusion. · mesmo que concede um pior cenário, então mantém a conclusão.
Yes — 就算失败，也值得. · Sim — mesmo que falhar, também vale.
就算失败 says failure is certain.
就算 introduces a conceded case. It need not mean the speaker predicts that this case will actually occur. The speaker keeps the evaluation despite the imagined failure.
Use the distinction
- The speaker keeps the evaluation despite the imagined failure.
- 就算 introduces a conceded case. It need not mean the speaker predicts that this case will actually occur.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — "Even if" statements.
Use the distinction
- The speaker keeps the evaluation despite the imagined failure.
- (coll.) even if就算 introduces a conceded case. It need not mean the speaker predicts that this case will actually occur.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — "Even if" statements.