At a glance
Noun + はどうであれ means "whatever [noun] may be" or "regardless of [noun]". The speaker sets the noun aside as unimportant and states something that stays the same.
Noun は どうであれ、[main clause]。
Noun が どうであれ、[main clause]。
結果はどうであれ、最後までがんばります。 Whatever the result, I will keep trying to the end.
How to form it
どうであれ is a fixed expression. It does not conjugate.
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun + は | Noun はどうであれ | 結果はどうであれ |
| Noun + が | Noun がどうであれ | 理由がどうであれ |
| Noun phrase with の | Noun の Noun はどうであれ | 彼の過去はどうであれ |
Register: formal and fairly written. It is also used in serious speech, such as opinions and speeches.