マデモ
Meanings
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
more emphatic than まで
I can't join the others in betraying my father.
2. there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
as ...までもない
This hardly needs explaining, does it?
3. even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
as ...ないまでも
Even if I don't understand the principle, it is possible to deal with it.
Pitch accent
⚠
マ
デモ
Composed of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only