-다손 치더라도

even supposing that …, (still)

Level 6 · TOPIK II · advanced

How to use it

The speaker grants a situation for the sake of argument (it may or may not be true) and says the conclusion stays the same. Written or formal speech; 아무리 often comes before it.

Forming it

가다	→ 간다손 치더라도
먹다	→ 먹는다손 치더라도
바쁘다	→ 바쁘다손 치더라도
사실	→ 사실이라손 치더라도

Past is -았/었다손 치더라도 (했다손 치더라도). The second clause usually expresses a judgment, not a simple fact.

Examples

그 말이 사실이라손 치더라도 지금은 따질 때가 아니다.
Even supposing that's true, now is not the time to argue about it.
아무리 바쁘다손 치더라도 부모님께 전화 한 통은 드려야지요.
However busy you may be, you should at least give your parents a call.

Compared with similar patterns

-ㄴ/는다고 해도 and -더라도 are the common equivalents; -(으)ㄹ지라도 is also written. -다손 치더라도 most strongly signals 'I'm only assuming this; I don't really accept it'.