Could you please tell me what kind of relation has ~てまでも with ~ないまでも?
(They appear in the same section of my textbook as if they were closely related to each other)
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
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Sign up to join this communityI think they are not closely related except that both contain までも. 明鏡国語辞典 describes 13 different usages of まで. This Vないまでも is described under category 🈔, subcategory ④, sub-subcategory ㋑. Vてまでも is under 🈔, ①.
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🈔① 極端なものを例示して、他はましてと暗示する。「君まで僕を疑うのか」「親にまで見かぎられるとは」「こんな苦労をしてまでも生きねばならないのか」
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🈔④㋑《「…ないまでも」の形で受けて》そうする必要はないとしても、せめて、の意を表す。「病院に行かないまでも見舞状くらいは出しておこう」「怒らないまでもがっかりはするだろう」