Meaning of なろうとなんだろうと


In a manga I found the following sentence:

> ボロボロに **なろうとなんだろうと** 自分で気づくしかない

What does the `なろうとなんだろうと` means? The remaing part should mean something on
the lines of "She must notice by himself [...] if she hurt herself", and the
given translation is something like (I'm translating a translation, sorry for
any inaccuracy) "Even if she will hurt himself, he must notice it by himself".

I found a couple of questions
([here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/11943/meaning-
of-%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8D%E3%81%86%E3%81%A8) and
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/37079/what-
does-%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8D%E3%81%86%E3%81%91%E3%81%A9%E3%81%AA-
mean-here)) in which part of that expressione appears, but they doesn't really
seem to apply; a Google search wasn't helpful, either, and my grammars doesn't
have that form, which maybe is a mix of multiple forms?




> 「ボロボロになろうとなんだろうと自分{じぶん}で気{き}づくしかない。」

First, allow me to start from the basic.

> 「Verb in Volitional Form + と or が + Phrase」

is a very common expression meaning:

> "Verb + ても関係{かんけい}なく + Phrase" =
>
> "Even if [verb], [Phrase]."

Thus, 「ボロボロになろう **と** 」 means " **Even if one/you/I were torn to shreds** ".

Moving on to 「ボロボロになろうと **なんだろうと** 」...

The 「なんだろうと」 part does not really hold an independent meaning of its own. The
sentence in question would mean practically the same without 「なんだろうと」. So, why
is it there?

「なんだろうと」, in this context, simply emphasizes the sub-clause 「ボロボロになろうと」. As
one can see, 「だろうと」 and 「なろうと」 rhyme perfectly; therefore, it creates a good
rhythm that is lively and emphatic.

You will often hear phrases in the same construct such as:

・「かわいいネコちゃん **だろうがなんだろうが** 、オレは動物が苦手なんだって！」

・「東京 **だろうがどこだろうが** 行っちゃえよ。もうお前の顔は見たくねえ！」

・「森田 **だろうがだれだろうが** いらないって。オレは一人でこの仕事をしたいんだって。」

Notice that the question word changes according to what you are emphasizing --
なん、どこ、だれ、どう, etc.




> 「ボロボロになろうとなんだろうと自分{じぶん}で気{き}づくしかない。」

First, allow me to start from the basic.

> 「Verb in Volitional Form + と or が + Phrase」

is a very common expression meaning:

> "Verb + ても関係{かんけい}なく + Phrase" =
>
> "Even if [verb], [Phrase]."

Thus, 「ボロボロになろう **と** 」 means " **Even if one/you/I were torn to shreds** ".

Moving on to 「ボロボロになろうと **なんだろうと** 」...

The 「なんだろうと」 part does not really hold an independent meaning of its own. The
sentence in question would mean practically the same without 「なんだろうと」. So, why
is it there?

「なんだろうと」, in this context, simply emphasizes the sub-clause 「ボロボロになろうと」. As
one can see, 「だろうと」 and 「なろうと」 rhyme perfectly; therefore, it creates a good
rhythm that is lively and emphatic.

You will often hear phrases in the same construct such as:

・「かわいいネコちゃん **だろうがなんだろうが** 、オレは動物が苦手なんだって！」

・「東京 **だろうがどこだろうが** 行っちゃえよ。もうお前の顔は見たくねえ！」

・「森田 **だろうがだれだろうが** いらないって。オレは一人でこの仕事をしたいんだって。」

Notice that the question word changes according to what you are emphasizing --
なん、どこ、だれ、どう, etc.

