# Opposition: although

## に反して

に{反|はん}して means "contrary to". Opposes the first noun to the rest of the sentence.

> [!info] Example
> {常識|じょうしき}==に反して==、彼は{勉強|べんきょう}しなかった。
> Contrary to common sense, he did not study.

## 割に

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<div class="left">
	<p><span class="box">V</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">N + の</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ 割に</p>
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{割|わり}に means "considering A, B", "although".

> [!info] Example
> このマンションは{古|ふる}い==割に=={高|たか}いです。
> This apartment is expensive considering how old it is.

## ことは～が

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<div class="">
	<p><span class="box">V</span></p>
</div>
	<p class="r">+ ことは + </p>
<div class="">
	<p><span class="box">V</span></p>
</div>
	<p class="r">+ が</p>
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<div class="usage">
<div class="">
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
</div>
	<p class="r">+ ことは + </p>
<div class="">
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
</div>
	<p class="r">+ が</p>
</div>
<div class="usage">
<div class="">
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
</div>
	<p class="r">+ ことは + </p>
<div class="">
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj</span></p>
</div>
	<p class="r">+ が</p>
</div>

⚠ It must be the same verb or adjective at both end!

Means "although".

> [!info] Example
> {勉強|べんきょう}する==ことは==する==が==、まだ{下手|へた}です。
> Although I study everyday, I'm still bad at it.

## といっても

Means "although". Puts a nuance to the first statement describing that it is not as much as imagined, and adds a complimentary information.

> [!info] Example
> {彼|かれ}は{医者|いしゃ}==といっても==、あまり{頭|あたま}が{良|よ}くない。
> He may be a doctor, but he is not very smart.

## に対して

に{対|たい}して.
See [[Towards#In contrast to]].