就算 … ，也 … (even if) · 就算⋯⋯，也⋯⋯
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. · 就算……,也…… = 就算:就算失败,也值得。
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… · 就算 最接近……
就算 = even if / even supposing; pairs with 也. · 就算 = 即使 / 就算;与 也 搭配。
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. · 就算 先退一步设想最坏情况,再保持结论。
Yes — 就算失败，也值得. · 对 —— 就算失败,也值得。
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.