〜よう/〜おう + が/と｜まい + が/と - Grammar Discussion

Grammar Points
#1

even if
no matter what
whether or not

[emphatic]
volitional + が/と

Structure
Even if / No matter what

  • Verb [ volitional ] + が / と
  • Verb[negative volitional ( まい )] + が / と
  • Noun + だろう / であろう + が / と
  • な-Adjective + だろう / であろう + が / と
  • い-Adjective[い] + かろう

Whether or not

  • Verb [ volitional ] + が / と
    ＋ Verb[negative volitional ( まい )] + が / と

  • Noun1 + だろう / であろう + が / と
    ＋ Noun2 だろう / であろう + が / と

  • なAdj１ + だろう / であろう + が / と
    ＋ なAdj２ + だろう / であろう + が / と

  • いAdj[い] + かろう + いAdj[い] + かろう

[Used to express strong feelings (I will never stop loving you) and unchangeable truths (even if students do not come to school, I will still teach)・Stronger than ても]

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#2

Why not split up this grammar point into a ‘even if/no matter what’ and an ‘whether or not’? That way we’d get more opportunities to practise each one. As it is right now, I doubt two sentences is enough to master the ‘even if/no matter what’ version.

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#3

Are が・と supposed to be missing from the structure details for 形容詞?

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Judging from this example sentence, it shouldn’t be.

日本語の勉強は難しかろうが易しかろうが、流暢に話せるようになるまで勉強する。