JLPT N2 grammar
〜にしろ/にせよ/にもせよ: meaning and usage
Meaning
- Regardless of if it's A or B
- Even in the case of A
How to form it
- verb (plain form)/い-adjectiveにしろ/にせよ
- noun/な-adjective (stem)(である)にしろ/にせよ
- verb (plain form)にしろverb (nai-form)にしろ
How it is used
Alone it means 'even if A' (granting A, B still holds); in pairs such as 「行くにしろ行かないにしろ」 it means 'whether … or …'. 「にせよ」 and 「にもせよ」 are more formal; speech often uses 「〜にしても」.
Examples
歌詞が理解できるにしろできないにしろ、この曲はだれでも楽しめます。
Whether you understand the lyrics or not, anyone can enjoy this song.
冗談にしろ、そんなことを言ってはいけない。
Even as a joke, you shouldn't say something like that.
参加するにせよしないにせよ、金曜日までに返事をください。
Whether you're taking part or not, please reply by Friday.