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是が非でも (zegahidemo) Japanese meaning: by any means | Kotomora
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Related words どうしても どうしても is a more common and neutral way to express 'no matter what' or 'by all means', while 是が非でも carries a stronger, more emphatic nuance of determination, often implying a willingness to use any method, fair or foul.
何なに が 何なん でも 何が何でも is similar in meaning and intensity, but 是が非でも has a slightly more literary or formal feel and explicitly includes the idea of 'right or wrong' in its literal meaning.
Etymology A fixed expression combining 是 (right) and 非 (wrong) with the particle でも, literally meaning 'even if it is right or wrong', i.e., regardless of the means or consequences.
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に
この
仕し
事ごと
を
終お
わら
せ
なけれ
ば
なら
ない
。
I must finish this work by tomorrow, no matter what.
He tried to carry out the plan by any means possible.
