でも[Wh. word]でも (demo wh word demo)

whatever, whoever, wherever, whenever; everything without exception

Meaning & usage

Attaching でも to a question word (何, 誰, どこ, いつ, etc.) makes it mean 'no matter what/who/where/when', expressing that the statement holds for every case. It can also follow paired contrasting options, as in 昼間でも夜でも, and 何でもかんでも is a set emphatic pattern meaning 'absolutely everything'.

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