〜はどうあれ (~wa dō are) — whatever ~ may be / however ~ turns out

'However that turns out, my view — or this fact — stays the same.' A way to state where you stand.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N + は + どうあれ、…

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When to use it

You walk out of the JLPT. A friend asks how it went.
You say: 'Whatever the result, I did my best — no regrets.'
It is also used in speech.

Meaning

「〜はどうあれ」= 'however that turns out, my view or this fact stays the same'.
What follows is usually your own opinion, stance or judgement.

How to attach

Noun + 「は」+ 「どうあれ」: 結果はどうあれ・理由はどうあれ
「どうであれ」is said with the same meaning
The noun is usually something whose state can vary: 結果・理由・形・事情・見た目.

Versus what you know

The earlier 「いかんにかかわらず・いかんを問わず」were stiff rule-and-notice language.
N2「〜はともかく・〜はさておき」push the topic aside — 'let's leave that for now'; 「はどうあれ」does not — it says 'however that is, the outcome does not change'.

Watch out

You may be tempted to use 「何」, but 「結果は何あれ」is wrong — it must be 「どう」.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

結果はどうあれ、最後まで全力を尽くしたことに意味がある。

けっかはどうあれ、さいごまでぜんりょくをつくしたことにいみがある。

Whatever the result, giving it everything to the very end means something.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 結果 = result (good or bad) → 「は」 → 「どうあれ」 = whatever it is → then the speaker's own view: 意味がある (it means something).

理由はどうあれ、約束の時間に遅れたのは君が悪い。

りゆうはどうあれ、やくそくのじかんにおくれたのはきみがわるい。

Whatever your reason, being late for the time we agreed on is your fault.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 理由 = reason (whatever it may be) → 「は」 → 「どうあれ」 → then the speaker's judgment: 君が悪い (it's your fault) — in an argument with a friend.

形はどうあれ、日本で働く夢がかなったのだから満足だ。

かたちはどうあれ、にほんではたらくゆめがかなったのだからまんぞくだ。

However it came about, my dream of working in Japan came true, so I'm satisfied.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 形 = form, the way it happened (not as imagined) → 「は」 → 「どうあれ」 → then the speaker's own feeling: 満足だ (I'm satisfied).

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

「結果は＿＿＿、試験が終わってほっとした。」— fill the blank.

💡 Hint: 「何」or 「どう」?