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何であれ (なんであれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
conjunction
whatever ; no matter what
Used to introduce a clause meaning 'regardless of what it is' or 'whatever the case may be'. Often followed by a statement of determination, obligation, or a general truth.
See also: であれ
Similar words 何なん でも 何でも is more colloquial and can be used as an adverb meaning 'anything' or 'everything', while 何であれ is a formal conjunction introducing a concessive clause.
何なに が 何なん でも 何が何でも is an emphatic expression meaning 'no matter what' or 'at all costs', stronger and more determined than 何であれ.
Etymology Compound of 何 (nani, 'what') + であれ (de are, the imperative form of である, 'to be'), literally 'be what it may'.
こと
は
無む
駄だ
に
なら
ない
。
No matter what the result is, the effort you made won't be wasted.
