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助詞「でも」. Sometimes considered a single particle and listed as 係助詞 or 副助詞 in most dictionaries. This is derived from, but not the same as, the combination of either copular で or case particle で plus も.

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Meaning of "でも" in "食事でもどうですか？"

I've found this sentence on alc.co.jp 食事でもどうですか and I am puzzled as to meaning this でも conveys. How does it differ from 食事はどうですか This would be my first choice but which, according to Google, is used less often?
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だれでも楽しむ corrected to だれもが楽しむ. Why?

A Japanese learner I know had written a sentence that contained the phrase 「日本の文化はだれでも楽しむものじゃないか？」, however this was corrected to 「日本の文化はだれもが楽しむものじゃないか？」 by a native speaker. Based on the explanations about 疑問詞 elsewhere on this site (such as here,…
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The difference between Verbても and Verbてでも

The difference between Verbても and Verbてでも was discussed in a thread here but I felt it wasn't fully clarified there. This difference is rarely mentioned in textbooks, as far as I can tell. So I thought it should be explored a little more. Maybe we…
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I still can't understand how to use でも (and what it's supposed to mean)

Basically, I still can't really understand how to use でも and how I should translate it. Before doing the right thing (aka linking me another similar question), please keep in mind that I'm asking this because apparently I couldn't understand with…
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What particle is にでも and what does it mean?

What monster particle is this? This is from my textbook: そんなに働いてばかりいないで、たまには旅行にでも行ったほうがいいです。 I wrote it in bold. I would analyse it as に　で　も. But I can't make sense of it. EDIT: I also don't really understand the purpose of は in たまには in this…
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Why でも is used rather than も in this sentence?

もし時間がないなら、明日でもいいよ。 Why is the particle で used? With time expressions the で particle expresses time limit. So it's weird to see the で with 明日. 明日もいいよ seems better(?). でも here can be the "even though/even/but" meaning. But も sounds better(?).
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Meaning of も vs でも for "even"

I'm wondering about the difference between も and でも for their "even" meaning. Using example sentences from A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, 私は難しい仕事でもする。(original, pg 112) 私は難しい仕事もする。(swapped for も) and 私はこんな難しい漢字も読める。(original, pg…
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Two も clauses and then です

When saying that someone or something is both this and that, is XもYもです appropriate? 彼は画家も教師もです。 I ask both for written and spoken. I feel like the copula is already a である so it should be something more akin to: 彼は画家(で)も教師でもあります。 Or something.…
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Why does 「でも」make question words mean 'any'?

いつ、どう、どれ、どこ、だれ、なに、etc. are all question words. However, いつでも、どうでも、どれでも、どこでも、だれでも、なんでも、etc, all mean 'Any ___'. What's making this happen? Is it just a special exception that evolved over time, or is there some reason for this considerable shift in…
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Function of "でも" in "とでも言うべきであろうか"?

I've come across the phrase: 〜とでも言うべきであろうか in my reading. I understand most of it, but I am a little confused as to what the "でも" is doing. I'm familiar with "でも" as a particle, but it appears to be functioning as something like an adverb in this…
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一度（も・でも・さえ・こそ）会ったことがあれば、友だちだと考える人がいる

Japanese 「新完全マスター文法　日本語能力試験Ｎ３」という文法の教科書の１４８ページに、 次の文法問題が書いてあります。 一度（　　　）会ったことがあれば、友だちだと考える人がいる。 １　も　　　　２　でも　　　　３　さえ　　　　４　こそ 私は「３　さえ」を選びましたが、正解は「２　でも」です。 私の分析 この本の３２ページに、「３　さえ」について次の説明があります。 〜さえ〜ば…・〜さえ〜なら… 「〜が実現すれば、それだけで…が実現する。」 「〜さえ〜ば（なら）」は…が成り立つた…
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Confusion between 誰でも and 誰か

I was practicing and tried to write the following sentence in Japanese: Anyone playing games on PS4 or Switch? 誰でもPS4でゲームをやっていますか。スイッチでゲームをやっていますか。 A few minutes later my sentence was corrected to 誰かPS4でゲームをやっていますか。スイッチでゲームをやっていますか。 Why was…
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What is this でも

A: 課長、すみません。お願いがあるのですが、少々お時間よろしいですか。 昨日、ビジネスマナーのセミナーの案内が来ました / 案内を受けとりました。仕事に必要なことを教えてもらえるので、参加したいのですが…。 セミナーの場所が遠く、費用も高いので、会社の費用で行かせていただけませんか。 B: ああ、費用は本当に高いね。これを会社で出してもらえるとは思えないなあ。 A: ……。では半額だけでも会社が費用を出してくれるといいのですが…。残りは / もう半分は私が出しますので。 B: じゃあ /…
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Meaning of でも or ちょうだい in テレビでも見てちょうだい

Two kids are playing 'house' ままごと. The speaker is happy. The person she is speaking to has just suggested that it's pointless. 「まったくおとうさんは現実的なんだから。さあ、テレビでも見てちょうだい。ほら、キンちゃんがでてるわよ」 Good grief, it's because you're pragmatic. Come now, please watch…
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Difference between 今週の週末でもいい? and 今週の週末はいい?

What is the difference in nuance between using でも　or は in the next sentences?: 今週の週末でもいい？ 今週の週末はいい？ I got several and different replies about this topic, so I don't know what to think about this. One of these replies said that in the first one,…
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