Thread: как бы ни был

That means that it doesn't matter how rich your language is it's just impossible to express music with words

Anyway, the conctruction main word + бы ни is a Russian analog of English main word + ever (like whatever, whenever)

Examples:

Что бы ты ни делал, главное делай это правильно. - Whatever you do, do it right
Где бы он ни был, я его найду - Wherever he is I'll find him

The same goes to the topic example but it was just too confusing to describe that with however. I think you know why. But the logic is still there.

I hope it helps

Originally Posted by iCake

That means that it doesn't matter how rich your language is it's just impossible to express music with words

Anyway, the conctruction main word + бы ни is a Russian analog of English main word + ever (like whatever, whenever)

Examples:

Что бы ты ни делал, главное делай это правильно. - Whatever you do, do it right
Где бы он ни был, я его найду - Wherever he is I'll find him

The same goes to the topic example but it was just too confusing to describe that with however. I think you know why. But the logic is still there.

I hope it helps

Без сомнения твое объяснение помогло, но думаю что еще не могу использовать эту структуру.
Я уверен что я перепутаю, если использую вышеупомянутый союз, кто бы мой собеседник ни будет (= I am sure that I will get confused, if I use the aformentioned construction, whoever will be my co-speaker = This is what I wanted to say).
Correct?

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

кто бы мой собеседник ни будет.

Okay, first, the particle БЫ there suggests that you use the past tense verb, so it should have been был
Second, don't forget about declensions, быть КЕМ?, and not быть КТО.

So given that the whole phrase should have been:

Кем бы мой собеседник ни был...

But you're on the right track here, it's just some grammar mistakes