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〜(よ)うが / 〜(よ)うと

N1
you 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

  • 周まわりに何なんと言いわれようが、自じ分ぶんで決きめた道みちを進すすむつもりだ。
    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。
  • どんなに忙いそがしかろうと、彼かれは毎まい晩ばん必かならず子こどもに絵え本ほんを読よんでやる。
    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。
  • 相あい手てが上じょう司しだろうが、間ま違ちがっていることははっきり指し摘てきすべきだ。
    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

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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"
  }
}