Rune Forge#30
N1Pattern 30
〜であれ/〜であろうと
Formula:
N/疑問詞
Examples & key points
理由が何であれ、遅刻は遅刻です。
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
どんな事情であろうと、規則は守ります。
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
後ろは必ず揺るがない断定になります。
Ushiro wa kanarazu yuruganai dantei ni narimasu.
What follows is always an unshaken assertion.
If the second half wavers, the pattern loses its point
