This means that no matter which choice you pick, the result will be the same. You use it when you list different options.
Noun + にしろ + Noun + にしろPrimary
Verb [dictionary form] + にしろ + Verb [dictionary form] + にしろ
い-Adjective + にしろ + い-Adjective + にしろ
な-Adjective + にしろ + な-Adjective + にしろ
This means that no matter which choice you pick, the result will be the same. You use it when you list different options.
ビールにしろ、ワインにしろ、飲み過ぎは体に悪いです。
Whether it's beer or wine, drinking too much is bad for your health.
行くにしろ行かないにしろ、とにかく明日までに返事をください。
Whether you go or not, please give me an answer by tomorrow anyway.
就職するにしろ、大学院に進むにしろ、親に頼ることはできない。
Whether I get a job or go on to graduate school, I can't rely on my parents.
勝つにしろ負けるにしろ、最後まで全力で戦ったという事実は変わらない。
Whether we won or lost, the fact that we fought with all our might until the end does not change.
高いにしろ安いにしろ、この店で売っているものは品質がいいので安心だ。
Whether it's expensive or cheap, I feel at ease because the things sold at this store are of good quality.
This grammar connects two things. They are often opposites. Think of it like a seesaw. No matter which side is up, the seesaw is still a seesaw. The main idea stays true for both.
This is like '〜にせよ〜にせよ' and '〜であれ〜であれ'. They all mean similar things. '〜にしろ〜にしろ' is used most often. You will hear it and read it. '〜にせよ〜にせよ' is a bit more formal. You see it more in writing. '〜であれ〜であれ' is the most formal. It sounds like something from a speech or a book.
Watch out: Do not mix this with '〜にしても'. This grammar means 'whether A or B'. '〜にしても' can mean 'even if' or 'for'. It works with just one thing. This grammar needs two or more things. They are not always the same.
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