Info. de Gramática

N1 Lección 2: 9/18

う・よう + が~まいがEven if, No matter what, Whether or not, [Emphatic], Volitional + が

Estructura

Even if / No matter what

Verb [おう] + (1)
Verb[まい] + (1)
Noun + だろう.(2) + (1)
[な]Adjective + だろう(2) + (1)
[い]Adjective[+ かろう + (1)

Whether or not

Verb [おう] + (1) + Verb[まい] + (1)
Noun (A) + だろう(2) + (1) + Noun (B) だろう(2) + (1)
[な]Adjective1 + だろう(2) + (1) + [な]Adjective2 + だろう(2) + (1)
[い]Adjective[+ かろう + (1) + [い]Adjective[+ かろう + (1)

(1)
(2) であろう

Detalles

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Acerca de ようが~まいが

When both the positive and negative volitional auxiliary verbs are combined with a verb in Japanese, it has the nuance of 'whether or not (A)', the result will be (B)'. This is quite emphatic, and has a literal meaning similar to 'say it does (A) or say it doesn't (A), it will still be (B)'.

As a reminder, the positive auxiliary verbs of volition are either う or よう, depending on what they are being connected to, while the negative auxiliary verb of volition is まい. Either the case marking particle が or と will appear after both the positive and the negative, with が being slightly more common.

While this structure is primarily seen after verbs, it is important to remember that other auxiliary verbs such as だ can be conjugated in the same way, as can い-Adjectives with the less common かろう structure. This means that nouns, な-Adjectives and い-Adjectives can also appear using a similar grammar pattern. However, because the negative volitional まい cannot pair with these structures, an antonym will usually appear with them instead, with both words using the う or よう positive volitional.

Based primarily on the use of volitionals, this grammar pattern will often indicate the speaker's strong will or opinion that will not change regardless of (A).



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  • (なん)(ねん)かかろうと、ドラゴンボールを()つけるつもりだ!

    Even if it takes many years, I intend to find the dragon balls!

  • (ひと)(なん)()おうが、ずっとあなたを(あい)しています!

    No matter what people say, I will always love you!

  • 商品(しょうひん)上質(じょうしつ)であろうが悪質(あくしつ)であろうが、よく()れるものはよく()れる。

    Whether the product is of good quality or low quality, if it sells well, it sells well.

  • 友達(ともだち)()きていようが()きていまいが(わたし)(かれ)らのために(うた)(つづ)ける。

    Whether my friends are alive or not, I will still sing songs for them.

  • 生徒(せいと)授業(じゅぎょう)出席(しゅっせき)ようが出席(しゅっせき)するまいが(わたし)はきちんと授業(じゅぎょう)(すす)めていく。

    Whether or not students attend, I will proceed with my lecture as planned.

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      Respuestas más recientes (6 en total)

      • cafelatte

        cafelatte

        This grammar point is A Lot.

        I’ve never encountered Adjective[]+ かろう before now.

        Is there a chance this can be worked on a bit? I’m finding it really hard to get my head around this because this part:

        使い方・接続

        Even if / No matter what

        Verb [おう] + (1)
        Verb[まい] + (1)
        Noun + だろう.(2) + (1)
        [な]Adjective + だろう (2) + (1)
        [い]Adjective[]+ かろう + (1)

        Whether or not

        Verb [おう] + (1) + Verb[まい] + (1)
        Noun (A) + だろう (2) + (1) + Noun (B) だろう (2) + (1)
        [な]Adjective1 + だろう (2) + (1) + [な]Adjective2 + だろう (2) + ...

      • Asher

        Asher

        Tough call I think…

        Up until this point, かろう has not been introduced for adjectives at all, so that should be a fun-fact more than anything. I would say the easiest way that we can condense this is to focus the scope of the article, while making it less about the various forms it can appear in.

        We do have かろう, but it is not something that is strictly covered in the JLPT, for now at least.

        Probably the best way to handle it would be introducing まいが as the exception to the doubling rule, with verbs, and then simply introducing the rest as structures that double, as all of those (apart from かろう) should be very familiar for everyone by that point.

      • cafelatte

        cafelatte

        Thank you so much for replying! That sounds like it would help a lot.

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