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何が何でも (なにがなんでも) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

何なにが何なんでも

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に

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Meanings

1

expression, adverb

by all means; at all costs; no matter what

Expresses strong determination to achieve something regardless of obstacles or consequences.

何

なに

が

何なん

で

も

明日あした

まで

に

この

仕し

事ごと

を

終お

わら

せる

。

I'll finish this work by tomorrow no matter what.

彼かれは何なにが何なんでも自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを通とおそうとする。

He tries to push his opinion through at all costs.

Kanji

何what

Related words

どうしても
どうしても is more common and neutral for 'no matter what', while 何が何でも carries a stronger, more emphatic nuance of determination.
是ぜ非ひとも
是非とも is a polite, formal expression for 'by all means', often used in requests, whereas 何が何でも is more forceful and can be used in both casual and formal contexts.

Built from

何なん+何なんで

Etymology

A fixed expression composed of 何 (what) + が (subject marker) + 何 (what) + でも (even if). Literally 'whatever it may be', it grammaticalized into an adverbial phrase meaning 'no matter what'.