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Vvol tomo, {kar6 / ku] tomo, Adj(na)stem de ar6 tom0 can be replaced by
te mo or tatte without changing the meaning. However, tom0 definitely
belongs to written Japanese, and te mo belongs to either spoken or written
Japanese, and tatte belongs to spoken Japanese. However, the fixed phrases
such as osoku tomo 'at the latest' and sukunaku tom0 'at least' are the
exceptions.
Adj(i1na)te mo can be replaced by Adj(i)stem {ku / kar6) tomol
Adj(na)stem de ar6 tomo, but Vte mo cannot be replaced by Vvol tomo,
especially when the verb expresses something controllable. Note that in [2]
and [3] below, [2a] and [3a] express something controllable, but [2b] and
[3b] express causative passive situations that are beyond human control.
S C 6.L *a
121 a. %L~~P~F+M {SL\TG /*~23 261 ~&LQ$~IZ,
(I didn't get tired although I walked for four hours.)
b. %Li&O@M ISfia$hT6 /Sfi3$ h& i t61 &;kjb@~f~
(I didn't get tired although I was forced to walk for four hours.)
131 a. {&\"TS/*SPU.~~GI gbl~bl,
(No matter what I eat, it tastes good.)
b. Me {hdPi?%h7& /~dPtl.%h&5t:&l'&k~h~
a 0
(No matter what I am forced to eat, I eat it with pleasure.)