Example sentences
Formation
| (i) Noun1({、/ と/や}Noun2) | を問わず | |
| 年齢を問わず | Regardless of age | |
| 年齢、性別を問わず | Regardless of age and sex | |
| 年齢と性別を問わず | Regardless of age and sex | |
| 年齢や性別を問わず | Regardless of age, sex, etc. | |
| (ii) XかYか | を問わず | Where X,Y=contrastive words; usually nonpast forms |
| Noun1かNoun2か | 男性か女性かを問わず | Whether someone is a male or a female |
| V1かV2informalか | 去るか留まるかを問わず | Whether someone leaves or stays |
| Adjectiveい1informalかAdjectiveい2informalか | 暑いか寒いかを問わず | Whether it is hot or cold |
| Adjectiveな1stemかAdjectiveな2stemか | 便利か不便かを問わず | Whether something is convenient or inconvenient |
| (iii) Xか{どう/否}か | を問わず | |
| 行くか{どう/否}かを問わず | Whether someone goes or not | |
| 高いか{どう/否}かを問わず | Whether something is expensive or not | |
| 便利(である)か{どう/否}かを問わず | Whether something is convenient or not | |
| 日本人か{どう/否}かを問わず | Whether someone is Japanese or not | |
| (iv) X(affirmative)+X(negative) | を問わず | |
| 行く行かないを問わず | Whether someone goes or not | |
| うまいうまくないを問わず | Whether someone is skillful or not | |
| 上手、上手じゃないを問わず | Whether someone is skillful or not | |
| 日本人、日本人じゃないを問わず | Whether someone is Japanese or not | |
| (v) X+Y | を問わず | Where X, Y=Adjectiveいinformal nonpast/Adjectiveなstem; Y=X’s antonym |
| 高い安いを問わず | Whether something is expensive or cheap | |
| 上手下手を問わず | Whether someone is skillful or unskillful | |
| (vi) {Noun/Adjectiveなstem} | であるなしを問わず | |
| 会員であるなしを問わず | Whether someone is a member or not | |
| 経済的であるなしを問わず | Whether something is economical or not | |
| (vii) Nounのあるなし | を問わず | |
| 経験のあるなしを問わず | Whether someone has experience or not | |
| (viii) Nounのいかん | を問わず | |
| 方法のいかんを問わず | Regardless of the method | |
| (ix) Wh-sentence informalか | を問わず | |
| いかなる国における使用であるかを問わず | In whatever country something may be used |
