At a glance
～といっても means "I said X, but it's not as much as you might think." It limits or corrects what the listener might expect from the first part.
[Plain form / Noun] といっても、[limiting fact]。
社長といっても、小さい会社の社長です。 I'm a company president, but it's only a small company.
How to form it
といっても follows the plain form. The end of the sentence sets the politeness.
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Verb | Plain form (dictionary, ない, た) | 行ったといっても |
| い-adjective | Plain form | 寒いといっても |
| な-adjective | Stem, or stem + だ | 静かといっても / 静かだといっても |
| Noun | Noun, or noun + だ | 休みといっても / 休みだといっても |
Register: neutral. It is used in both speech and writing.