The sentence is "ムダっていわなくても " I know the total meaning is"I wouldn’t say that
is useless" but I want to know the exact meaning and function of "も" in the
sentence.
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what is the exact meaning and function of "も" in below sentence?
It's a part of [ても/でも meaning "even if"](https://jlptsensei.com/learn-
japanese-grammar/%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82-temo-meaning/). So the literal translation
of ムダっていわなくても is "even if you don't say (it's a) waste...". As usual, the
final part of the sentence has been omitted, but it's usually (ムダって言わなくても)
**いい**. Thus the sentence roughly means "You don't have to say (it's a)
waste".

Depending on the context, this sentence implies something like this:

  * I know it's a waste, so you don't have to say that to me! I'm doing this on purpose!
  * It may be a waste, but saying that without reservation is too harsh!
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