How to Say ‘No matter what I do’ in Japanese
何やっても
nani yatsu te mo
[nani yat te mo]
💬 Usage Tip: 何やっても is a casual contraction of 何をやっても, meaning "no matter what I do." Dropping を is very common in speech, especially in set phrases like this.
Phrase Breakdown
何
nani
[nani]
whatever
An indefinite pronoun for an unknown or all-encompassing thing.
何でも好きだ。
I like anything.
やっ
yatsu
[yat]
to do
A verb indicating performance of an action.
それをやってみます。
I'll try doing it.
て
te
[te]
do
Continuation marker of an action.
することになった。
It turned out to be done.
も
mo
[mo]
even
For emphasizing or stressing an extreme case.
私も行く。
Even I'll go.
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