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What are the grammar rules behind this clause, 「才能があろうがなかろうが」?
才能があろうがなかろうが、そんなもん他人が決める事じゃない。どこの部に所属するかなんぞ俺が決める事だ
I'm asking about the bolded clause.
This is casual dialogue, in case there's any confusion about that.
I don't normally put Japanese through Google ...
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Meaning of volitional passive form
お姉ちゃんに何を言われようが、まる子はウキウキ気分なのであった。
What was said by her sister ???? but, Maruko felt cheerful.
I can't think of any way in which something which is passive can also be volitional. How do I understand ...