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What does むしろ何としてでも殺して口封じをしなければならない相手だ。
mean?
What does むしろ何としてでも殺して口封じをしなければならない相手だ。
mean?
mean?
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24 Dec 2017
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何としてでも =
何が何でも =
どんな手を使ってでも =
どのような手段を使おうとも
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"Speaking more clearly, it’s the (hostile) opponent (that / who) we need to silence them by killing, whatever it takes."
(We have to kill them.)
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何としてでも =
何が何でも =
どんな手を使ってでも =
どのような手段を使おうとも
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@y_toshi thanks! it turns out to be the same thing as なんとしても
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@personanongrata
Yes, you can omit the で particle.
The meaning of both なんとしてでも and なんとしても are the same.
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