Japanese Grammar – Even if it rains, I still intend to hang out with my friend. 🇯🇵

あめ が（ふる）____、ともだち と すごす つもり だ よ。

In Japanese grammar, the conjunction "ても" is used to indicate a condition in which the action in the main clause is carried out regardless of the action or state mentioned in the conditional clause. It can be translated to "even if" or "even though" in English.

1. Conjugation of Verbs with "ても"
– For verbs, you need to take the "te-form" (て形, te-kei) of the verb and attach "も" to it.
– For example, the verb "ふる" (furu, to rain):
– Take the te-form of "ふる": ふって (futte)
– Attach "も": ふっても (futtemo)

2. Understanding the Sentence
– あめ が ふる (ame ga furu): It rains.
– Using "ても" turns it into ふっても (futtemo): Even if it rains.
– ともだち と すごす つもり だ よ (tomodachi to sugosu tsumori da yo): I intend to hang out with my friend.

When combined, ふっても (ふる in te-form + も) means "even if it rains," showing that the speaker's intention to hang out with their friend remains unchanged regardless of the rain:

あめ が ふっても、ともだち と すごす つもり だ よ。
(ame ga futtemo, tomodachi to sugosu tsumori da yo)
(Even if it rains, I still intend to hang out with my friend.)

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