Meaning
AようとBまいと、C
- whatever A or B, C will happen
- without any consideration of neither A nor B, C will happen
All JLPT 1 grammar : 〇〇ようと〇〇まいと（A-you to B-mai to）,whatever A or B, C will happen; without any consideration of neither A nor B, C will happen, Noun – used as a suffix, Noun
Usually written using kana alone
〇〇ようと〇〇まいとis a synonym of 〇〇しても〇〇しなくても
Example
| 日本語 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| 彼がそこに行こう行きまいと、私は彼と絶対に話さないと決めた。 | What ever he goes there or not, I decided to not speak to him. |
| この電子レンジが安いと店員が言おうと言わないと、多くても払えるのは２００ドルまでだ。 | Whatever the staff say this microwave is cheap or not, I can pay 200 dollars at most, that’s all. |
| 彼女がどんな反応しようとしまいと、私はただ彼の意見をそのまま言ったまでだ。 | Whatever how she reacted. I just told her his opinion as it is, that’s all. |
Vocabulary
| 日本語 | ローマ字 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| 午後 | gogo | afternoon, PM |
| 話す | hanasu | to talk, to discuss, to chat |
| 絶対 | zettai | definitely |
| 払える | haraeru | to pay |
| ドル | doru | dollar |
| 多くても | ookutemo | at most |
| 意見 | iken | opinion, view, comment |
| 彼 | kare | he, him |
| 私 | watashi | I, me |
| ただ | tada | only, just |
| そのまま | sonomama | as it is |
| 言う | iu | to tell, to say |
Kanji
| 漢字 | おんよみ | くんよみ | 意味 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 時 | ジ | とき, -どき | time, hour |
| 話 | ワ | はな.す, はなし | tale, talk |
| 多 | タ | おお.い, まさ.に, まさ.る | many, much |
| 払 | フツ,ヒツ,ホツ | はら.う, -はら.い, -ばら.い | pay, clear out, banish |
| 見 | ケン | み.る, み.える, み.せる | see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible |
| 言 | ゲン,ゴン | い.う, こと | say, word |
| 意 | イ | idea, mind | |
| 私 | シ | わたくし, わたし | private, me |
| 彼 | ヒ | かれ, かの, か.の | he, that, the |
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