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Verb + と + どうしても
どうしても + Phrase
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About どうしても
どうしても is a construction in Japanese that is often considered to be a stand-alone adverb meaning 'no matter how', or 'regardless of anything'. Originally, it is a combination of the adverb どう 'how', and the ても form of する, しても 'even doing'.
どうしても will regularly be used at the beginning of sentences before conveying something that is considered by the speaker to be 'absolutely true'.
Alternatively, どうしても may be used after verbs, following the case marking particle と. This will express that 'if (A) happens, (B) is unavoidable'.
Fun Fact
As the closest literal meaning of どう in English is 'any', どうしても also translates quite accurately as 'in any case'.
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どうしてもお土産を買いたい。
I want to buy a souvenir no matter what.
食べるとどうしても眠たくなる。
If I eat, I get sleepy no matter what.
どうしてもアイスクリームが食べたい。
I want to eat ice cream no matter what.
君にどうしても伝えたいことがある。
There is something I want to tell you, no matter what.
この癖はどうしても治らない。
No matter what I do, this habit won't go away.
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