This means that doing something will not help. It shows that an action is useless or will not work.
Verb [た-form] + ところでPrimary
This means that doing something will not help. It shows that an action is useless or will not work.
今さら慌てたところで、もう手遅れだ。
Even if you panic now, it's already too late.
何回説明したところで、彼は納得しないだろう。
No matter how many times I explain, he probably won't be convinced.
どんなに優れた薬を飲んだところで、不摂生な生活を続けていては病気は治らなかった。
No matter how excellent the medicine he took, his illness didn't get better because he continued his unhealthy lifestyle.
一人で頑張ったところで、たかが知れている。チームで協力しよう。
Even if you try your best alone, there's a limit to what you can achieve. Let's cooperate as a team.
今から反対したところで、その決定が覆ることはないでしょう。
Even if we object now, the decision will probably not be overturned.
This grammar shows that something is useless. Even if you do something, it will not help. It is like trying to catch smoke with your hands.
This is different from "〜ても". That phrase just says "even if". This phrase adds a strong feeling of "it's no use". It is also like "〜としたところで". But "〜としたところで" is more about a made-up idea. This phrase can be about something you are really doing.
Don't use this when you want to say what you want to do. For example, you cannot say, "Even if I study, I want to pass." You must say what will happen instead.
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