N1Pattern 30

〜であれ/〜であろうと

Formula:

N/疑問詞

Examples & key points

理由(りゆう)が何(なに)であれ、遅刻(ちこく)は遅刻(ちこく)です。

Riyū ga nan de are, chikoku wa chikoku desu.

Whatever the reason, late is late.

であれ means whatever, pairing with a question word and an unaffected conclusion

どんな事情(じじょう)であろうと、規則(きそく)は守(まも)ります。

Donna jijō de arō to, kisoku wa mamorimasu.

Whatever the circumstances, I keep to the rules.

であろうと is the other form, identical in meaning

後(うし)ろは必(かなら)ず揺(ゆ)るがない断定(だんてい)になります。

Ushiro wa kanarazu yuruganai dantei ni narimasu.

What follows is always an unshaken assertion.

If the second half wavers, the pattern loses its point

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