चाहे ... भी

No Matter What

Level 5Sounds Like cāhē ... bhī

चाहे ... भी means no matter how, who, what or where.

How It Works

चाहे ... भी says that a result holds whatever the situation: चाहे जो भी हो, मैं कल आऊँगी। (Whatever happens, I'll come tomorrow.)

The word with भी sets what can vary:

PhraseMeaning
चाहे कितना भीno matter how much, however
चाहे कोई भीno matter who, whoever
चाहे जो भी, चाहे कुछ भीno matter what, whatever
चाहे कहीं भीwherever
चाहे कभी भीwhenever

कितना agrees with the noun it describes: कितनी भी बारिश (feminine), कितने भी पैसे (plural).

The verb in the चाहे clause is usually in the subjunctive: हो, जीते, जाओ. The main clause often opens with फिर भी (still, even so) to stress that the result does not change.

In speech, चाहे is often dropped: कितनी भी बारिश हो, मैच होगा. The भी is what carries the no matter meaning.

Compare चाहे ... या, which names just two options: चाहे बारिश हो या धूप.

Examples (5)

  1. चाहे कितनी भी बारिश हो, मैच होगा।

    No matter how hard it rains, the match will go ahead.

    कितनी agrees with feminine बारिश.

  2. चाहे वह कितना भी थका हुआ हो, फिर भी हमारी मदद करता है।

    However tired he is, he still helps us.

    फिर भी stresses that the result stays the same.

  3. चाहे कोई भी जीते, हम सब साथ खाना खाएँगे।

    Whoever wins, we'll all eat together.

    कोई भी opens the range to any winner.

  4. चाहे जो भी हो, मैं कल आऊँगी।

    Whatever happens, I'll come tomorrow.

    जो भी हो is a fixed phrase: whatever happens.

  5. चाहे कहीं भी जाओ, फ़ोन ज़रूर करना।

    Wherever you go, be sure to call.

    The main clause is an instruction for any place.

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चाहे ... भीLevel 5No Matter What

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No matter what combines चाहे with भी words.

Words in This Pattern

चाहेभी