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否でも応でも (いやでもおうでも) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

否いやでも応おうでも

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Meanings

1

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

Set phrase meaning that something will happen regardless of the person's willingness. Often used when an outcome is unavoidable.

See also: 否が応でも

否いやで

も

応おう

で

も

、

明日あした

まで

に

この

仕し

事ごと

を

終お

わら

せ

なけれ

ば

なら

ない

。

Whether I like it or not, I have to finish this work by tomorrow.

彼かれは否いやでも応おうでもその計けい画かくに参さん加かさせられた。

He was made to join the plan, willy-nilly.

Kanji

否negate, no, noes
応apply, answer, yes
嫌dislike, detest, hate

Related words

否いやが応おうでも
Synonymous variant; 否が応でも is slightly more emphatic with the particle が, but both are used interchangeably.

Built from

いや+応おう

Written forms

否いやでも応おうでも
Standard kanji spelling for this set phrase.
嫌いやでも応おうでも
irregular kanji usage
Variant using 嫌 for いや; considered irregular kanji usage but encountered in practice.

Etymology

A set phrase combining 否 (いや, 'no, dislike') and 応 (おう, 'yes, agreement') with the particle でも, literally 'even if no, even if yes', expressing inevitability regardless of consent.