even if
even though
Structure
- Verb[ て ] + も
- Verb[な
い+ く・て ] + も- いAdj[ く・て ] + も
- いAdj[な
い+ く・て ] + も- Noun + でも・じゃなくて・も
- なAdj + でも・じゃなくて・も
can you help me understand 遅く なっても (8th sentences)?
it just doesn’t fit to any conjugation in the explained structure
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Hey 
It is adjective + なる conjugated:
遅い ーなる→遅くなるーても→遅くなっても
We used it in the example because students are often troubled when なる is conjugated 
(By the way, I changed a bit translation of this sentence, to fit なる meaning a bit better
遅くなっても、是非家に寄ってください。
Even if it gets late, by all means, please stop by the house.)
I hope it helps,
Cheers!
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slight formatting error
when things like this pop up would you rather we bump the thread itself or post it in the bugs megathread?
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Hi, can you explain the difference between this grammar point and のに (grammar point 130). At a first glance they seem to be interchangeable but I keep making mistakes in reviews not knowing which one to use for a “even though…” type sentence.
It might be helpful to think of のに as “despite”. If you can put “despite” in the sentence, it won’t be asking for ても
