A にしろ B にしろ JLPT N1 Very formal / literary
A nishiro B nishiro
Means 'whether it is A or B'; 'regardless of A or B'.
Formal, literary - one of several near-interchangeable "whether A or B" constructions; stylistic choice more than a formality ladder.
Formation
Noun A + にしろ + Noun B + にしろ, or Verb-casual A + にしろ + Verb-casual B + にしろ
Explanation
A にしろ B にしろ is used to indicate that even though A and B are different possibilities, the statement or conclusion applies regardless. Often translated as 'whether it’s A or B' or 'regardless of A or B'.
Example sentences
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Whether it's hot or cold, you should exercise every day.
Atsui ni shiro samui ni shiro, mainichi undou suru beki desu.
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Whether I pass or fail, I did my best.
Goukaku suru ni shiro fukougaku ni naru ni shiro, saizen o tsukushimashita.
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Whether you're busy or free, you should value your time.
Isogashii ni shiro hima ni shiro, jikan o taisetsu ni subeki desu.
大きいにしろ小さいにしろ、その箱は全部ここに運んでください。
Whether they're large or small, please move all those boxes here.
Ookii ni shiro chiisai ni shiro, sono hako wa zenbu koko ni hakonde kudasai.
Regardless (Whether A Or B)
- A うと B うと JLPT N1
- A かれ B かれ JLPT N1
- A であれ B であれ JLPT N1
- A とも B とも JLPT N1
- A あるいは B JLPT N2
- Noun なり Noun なり JLPT N1
- A にせよ B にせよ JLPT N1
- A につけ B につけ JLPT N1
- Noun といい Noun といい JLPT N1
- Noun といわず Noun といわず JLPT N1
- ~にしろ~にしろ JLPT N2