といっても

Usage

Used after to qualify what has been said by mentioning the negatives, such as "the fact is.../ yet...", "only..." to show that the outcome is not sufficient or ideal

Examples

春になったといっても、朝晩はまだ寒い Although it's spring, it still gets cold in the mornings and evenings

週末はデートだ。デートといっても、二人で図書館に行くだけだが。 I have a date this weekend. I say date, but actually we're just going to the library together