Question

It’s not that I listened to what is not meant for me. They were quite oblivious of who heard them and who did not. N1 watashi wa ta’nin no hanashi ni mimi o katamuketa wake dewa nain desu ga, mukou wa kikarete iyou ga imai ga, ki ni tomete inakatta no desu.

Accepted Answer

わたしは他人の話に耳を傾けたわけではないんですが、むこうはきかれていようがいまいが、気にとめていなかったのです。 whether or not (よ)うが～まいが/(よ)うと～まいと

English	It’s not that I listened to what is not meant for me. They were quite oblivious of who heard them and who did not.
Japanese	わたしは他人の話に耳を傾けたわけではないんですが、むこうはきかれていようがいまいが、気にとめていなかったのです。
Level	N1
Meaning	whether or not
Romanized	watashi wa ta’nin no hanashi ni mimi o katamuketa wake dewa nain desu ga, mukou wa kikarete iyou ga imai ga, ki ni tomete inakatta no desu.
Vocab	(よ)うが～まいが/(よ)うと～まいと

Wa Ni Ga It’s I Listened Meant Oblivious