24443
My story book says this:

> どんなに寒いでも...
>
> No matter how cold it is ...

but my grammar book says this:

> どんなに寒くても...

Both of them seem reasonable to me. Are they both correct? Is there any
difference in nuance between them? Could I also translate the first sentence
(or indeed the second) as "Even if it is so cold..."? Thanks
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-05-21T16:18:43.973
24442
2015-05-21T17:25:17.730
2020-06-17T08:18:27.500
-1
7944
question
grammar て-form
て form of adjective in 'no matter how much' clause
どんなに寒くても...(No matter how cold it is...) is correct, but どんなに寒いでも is
incorrect. Maybe it was a typo of どんなに寒い日でも or something.

* * *

You form the phrase this way:

with i-adjectives: 「どんなに/どれほど+連用形(～く)+て+も」  
eg. 「どんなに忙しくても」「どんなに古くても」

with na-adjectives: 「どんなに/どれほど+連用形(～で)+も」  
eg. 「どんなにきれいでも」「どんなに好きでも」

with nouns: 「どんなに/どれほど+(adjective)+noun+で+も」  
eg. 「どんなにきれいな花でも」「どんなに忙しい人でも」
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-05-21T16:42:40.990
24443
2015-05-21T17:25:17.730
2015-05-21T17:25:17.730
9831
9831
24442
answer