Expresses that even if the conditions of the preceding clause are true, the result will not be as expected. Can be used along with -겠어(요) as a rhetorical question.
Example
돈을많이번들저금하기만하고안쓰면아무소용이없지않나요?
Even if you make a lot of money, if you only save it and never use it, isn't it worthless?
그목격자가경찰에사실대로말한다면, 용의자가아무리부인한들형사는믿어주지않을것이다.
If that witness tells the police the truth, then no matter how much the suspect denies it, the detectives won't believe him.
사전이아무리가까이있다한들그것을찾아보지않으면사전속의지식은남의머릿속에든지식일뿐이다.
No matter how close a dictionary may be, if you don't use it, the knowledge inside that dictionary is merely knowledge in someone else's head.
집이좁은들우리가살수없겠어?
Can we not live in a small house? (of course we're able to live in a small house)
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