kinmujikan wa mijikai to itte mo, gyoumu wa muzukashii.

Even though the working hours are short, the duties are difficult.

Breakdown of kinmujikan wa mijikai to itte mo, gyoumu wa muzukashii.

• は: topic particle
• 難むずかしい: difficult
• 短みじかい: short
• と いって も: even if (though)

Questions & Answers about kinmujikan wa mijikai to itte mo, gyoumu wa muzukashii.

What does といっても mean here?

In this sentence, といっても means something like:

• even though ...
• although ...
• that said, ...
• even if you say that ...

So:

勤務時間は短いといっても、業務は難しい。
= Even though the working hours are short, the duties are difficult.

This pattern is often used when the speaker wants to acknowledge one fact but then add an important limitation or contrast.

A rough structure is:

X といっても、Y
= Even though X, Y
= You may say X, but Y

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Why is 短い in plain form before といっても?