Structure
Even if / No matter what
Verb [おう] + が(1)
Verb[まい] + が(1)
Noun + だろう.(2) + が(1)
[な]Adjective + だろう(2) + が(1)
[い]Adjective[い]+ かろう + が(1)
Whether or not
Verb [おう] + が(1) + Verb[まい] + が(1)
Noun (A) + だろう(2) + が(1) + Noun (B) だろう(2) + が(1)
[な]Adjective1 + だろう(2) + が(1) + [な]Adjective2 + だろう(2) + が(1)
[い]Adjective[い]+ かろう + が(1) + [い]Adjective[い]+ かろう + が(1)
(1) と
(2) であろう
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About ようが~まいが
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.
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忘年会に出席しようが出席するまいが、会費はみんなからもらっています。Whether you attend the year-end party or not, we will collect the admissions fee from everyone.
- 雨が降ろうが降るまいが、明日は絶対に釣りに行くと決めた。Whether it rains or not, I have decided to go fishing tomorrow.
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楽しかろうが楽しくなかろうが、学校は子供の仕事だから学校には行かなくてはだめだ。Whether it is fun or not, school is a child's job, so you must go to school.
- 安全だろうが安全でなかろうが、2メートル以上の場所に上がる場合は安全帯を必ず装着してください。Whether it is safe or not, always wear a safety belt when you climb to a place higher than 2 meters.
- 犬であろうが猫であろうが、どちらにしても動物なので軽い気持ちで買っては行けない。Whether it is a dog or a cat, they are both animals, so they must not be bought on a whim.
Synonyms
Examples
人が何と言おうが、ずっとあなたを愛しています!
No matter what people say, I will always love you!
生徒が授業に出席しようが出席するまいが、私はきちんと授業を進めていく。
Whether or not students attend, I will proceed with my lecture as planned.
何年がかかろうと、ドラゴンボールを見つけるつもりだ!
Even if it takes many years, I intend to find the dragon balls!
商品は上質であろうが悪質であろうが、よく売れるものはよく売れる。
Whether the product is of good quality or low quality, if it sells well, it sells well.
日本語の勉強が難しかろうが易しかろうが、流暢に話せるようになるまで勉強する。
Whether learning Japanese is difficult or easy, I will learn until I become fluent.
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ようが~まいが – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (2 in total)
Melanthe
About 1 year ago
Why not split up this grammar point into a ‘even if/no matter what’ and an ‘whether or not’? That way we’d get more opportunities to practise each one. As it is right now, I doubt two sentences is enough to master the ‘even if/no matter what’ version.
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About 1 year ago
Are が・と supposed to be missing from the structure details for 形容詞?
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