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
Hello, the lesson shows the structure as:
[な］Adjective＋でなくて(1)＋も
Noun＋でなくて(1)＋も
I wonder why is it not
[な］Adjective＋ではなくて(1)＋も
Noun＋ではなくて(1)＋も
Thank you.