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否でも (いやでも, iyademo) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

いやでも

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Meanings

1

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

usually written using kana alone

Expresses that something will happen regardless of one's feelings; often used with verbs like ～しなければならない or ～することになる.

いやでも勉べん強きょうしなければならない。
I have to study whether I like it or not.

Kanji

否negate, no, noes

Related words

否いや応おうなしに
否応なしに is a more formal or literary expression with a similar meaning, often used in written language.

Etymology

From 否 (いや, 'dislike') + でも ('even if'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is a fixed expression meaning 'even if one dislikes it'.

いやでも現げん実じつを受うけ入いれなければならない。

You have to accept reality, like it or not.