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**[来られて][も]** =[even][coming]???? so the literal translation sentence is like:
Even coming at this late time bothers. ? which would be understood as: Coming
at this late time bothers/is not prefered/causes trouble....etc. ?

does the particle も reallly mean 'even if' in the sentence?
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word-by-word translation of こんな遅い時間に**来られても**困ります。
**Basically** , も following the te-form means "even if".

  * 中を見ても何もありません。  
Even if you look inside, there's nothing.

  * 死んでも言わない。  
I won't say it even if I die.

You can see lots of examples [here](https://www.learn-japanese-
adventure.com/japanese-conditional-form-temo.html).

(Since you asked for a word-by-word translation, this ても (or でも) is a
standalone conjunctive particle that follows the
[連用形](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/65953/5010). But this is a very
common pattern, and it's fine to think of this simply as the temo-form which
is like the te-form.)

However, the role of も here is different from the basic meaning above. If you
translated this using "even if"...

> こんな遅い時間に来られても困ります。  
>  (?) **Even if** you come at this late time, I'll be bothered.

This is a strange English sentence because 困る is a _natural_ outcome of
遅い時間に来られる! Actually, I think it's better to think of this sentence as a
"reserved" or "milder" version of:

> こんな遅い時間に来られて **は** 困ります。  
>  **If** you come at this late time, I'll be bothered.

ては is a way to say "if", and replacing は with も makes the sentence sound
milder and reserved. This tricky usage of も has asked several times:

  * [What is the difference between 「とは限らない」and 「とも限らない」](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/55266/5010)
  * [も in 「Vのもアレなんだけど」](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/55970/5010)
  * [Usage of も in a Specific Context](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/51841/5010)
  * [～のも当然だ , use of も to soften](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/58433/5010)

* * *

In case you've missed these...

  * 困る is an _intransitive_ verb that means "to be bothered" or "to be at a loss".
  * The verb before も is not 来て but 来られて. This 来られて is the te-form of 来られる, which is the "rareru-form" of 来る. This られる is either a [suffering passive](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/1777/5010) or an [honorific](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/11533/5010), depending on the context. (Well, it's hard to translate either way...)
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## word-by-word translation of こんな遅い時間に **来られても** 困ります。

Here's the breakdown, first word by word.

> こんな

"this kind of (something)"

> 遅【おそ】い

"late"

> 時間【じかん】

"time", "time of day"

> に

Locational / temporal particle: "at"

> 来【こ】られて

passive conjunctive form of 来【く】る

> も

inclusive particle: "also", "even"

> 困【こま】ります

Polite conjugation of 困【こま】る: "to be stuck, to be in a pickle, to be in an
unfortunate situation"

## By phrase

Putting the first half back together:

> こんな遅【おそ】い時間【じかん】に

"this kind of late time at" → "at such a late time as this"

Putting the second half back together:

> 来【こ】られても困【こま】ります

"[someone] comes `[PASSIVE]` even [someone] is stuck" → "even if [he / she /
you / it / they] come, [I'll] be in a bad situation"

Explaining the passive here involves an advanced topic -- the 来【こ】られて is an
example of the "suffering passive". There are various posts on the Japanese
Stack Exchange about this: see also
<https://japanese.stackexchange.com/search?q=suffering+passive>

Broadly speaking, it's a bit like in English when someone says "they went and
did XYZ **on me** ". It implies a negative result.

### Putting it all back together

> こんな遅い時間に来られても困ります

"this kind of late time at [someone] comes `[PASSIVE]` even [someone] is
stuck"

→

"At this late hour, even if they come, it won't be good."

The implication is that 1) "they" were expected, but didn't show up, and 2) by
this point, the speaker doesn't want them to show up.

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Please comment if the above does not address your question.
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