Meanings

1. particlecertainly; of course; to be sure; surely
2. particleeven if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; althoughusu. with volitional verb or adj. stem
3. particlewithout even; without so much aswith neg. verb
4. particleat the (least, earliest, etc.)after an adverb
5. expressionalso (called); also as
6. particlewellsometimes esp. an emphatic form of the particle と

Examples

• え、そうですとも。

  Yes, that is most certainly so.

• 何事が起ころうとも。

  Whatever may happen.

• 親は無くとも子は育つ。

  Nature is a good mother.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).