〜(よ)うが / 〜(よ)うと
N1you ga / you to
no matter (what, how); even if
Formation
Verb-volitional + が / Verb-volitional + と / i-Adj stem + かろうが / na-Adj + だろうが / Noun + だろうが
Chinese meanings
无论;即使
Chinese formation
动词意志形+が/と;い形容词词干+かろうが/かろうと;な形容词词干/名词+だろうが/だろうと
Chinese usage
表示无论前项如何,后项都不受影响。
Chinese notes
常与疑问词或どんなに呼应。
Examples
- 周りに何と言われようが、自分で決めた道を進むつもりだ。No matter what people around me say, I intend to follow the path I chose.无论周围的人怎么说,我都打算走自己决定的路。
- どんなに忙しかろうと、彼は毎晩必ず子どもに絵本を読んでやる。No matter how busy he is, he never fails to read his child a picture book every night.无论多忙,他每天晚上都一定给孩子读绘本。
- 相手が上司だろうが、間違っていることははっきり指摘すべきだ。Even if it's your boss, you should clearly point out what's wrong.即使对方是上司,也应该明确指出错误。
Notes
More emphatic than 〜ても; often with question words (何を, どこへ, いくら) or どんなに. The main clause shows the result is unaffected.
#concession#emphasis
Related N1 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('you-ga-you-to');
{
"id": "you-ga-you-to",
"pattern": "〜(よ)うが / 〜(よ)うと",
"romaji": "you ga / you to",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "no matter (what, how); even if",
"formation": "Verb-volitional + が / Verb-volitional + と / i-Adj stem + かろうが / na-Adj + だろうが / Noun + だろうが",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "周りに何と言われようが、自分で決めた道を進むつもりだ。",
"furigana": "{周|まわ}りに{何|なん}と{言|い}われようが、{自分|じぶん}で{決|き}めた{道|みち}を{進|すす}むつもりだ。",
"en": "No matter what people around me say, I intend to follow the path I chose."
},
{
"ja": "どんなに忙しかろうと、彼は毎晩必ず子どもに絵本を読んでやる。",
"furigana": "どんなに{忙|いそが}しかろうと、{彼|かれ}は{毎晩|まいばん}{必|かなら}ず{子|こ}どもに{絵本|えほん}を{読|よ}んでやる。",
"en": "No matter how busy he is, he never fails to read his child a picture book every night."
},
{
"ja": "相手が上司だろうが、間違っていることははっきり指摘すべきだ。",
"furigana": "{相手|あいて}が{上司|じょうし}だろうが、{間違|まちが}っていることははっきり{指摘|してき}すべきだ。",
"en": "Even if it's your boss, you should clearly point out what's wrong."
}
],
"tags": [
"concession",
"emphasis"
],
"notes": "More emphatic than 〜ても; often with question words (何を, どこへ, いくら) or どんなに. The main clause shows the result is unaffected.",
"zh": {
"source_hash": "e9fbcb4352d47a3eacb6b81f735ed14077e37e14f2575025afb5396dda6e86d3",
"meanings": [
"无论",
"即使"
],
"formation": "动词意志形+が/と;い形容词词干+かろうが/かろうと;な形容词词干/名词+だろうが/だろうと",
"explanation": "表示无论前项如何,后项都不受影响。",
"notes": "常与疑问词或どんなに呼应。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "周りに何と言われようが、自分で決めた道を進むつもりだ。",
"zh": "无论周围的人怎么说,我都打算走自己决定的路。"
},
{
"ja": "どんなに忙しかろうと、彼は毎晩必ず子どもに絵本を読んでやる。",
"zh": "无论多忙,他每天晚上都一定给孩子读绘本。"
},
{
"ja": "相手が上司だろうが、間違っていることははっきり指摘すべきだ。",
"zh": "即使对方是上司,也应该明确指出错误。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#you-ga-you-to",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "7b0b7337c78f6e5add7e87d950f79cfd2fe143d72159e64efa1e03aa39d36589",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
}
}