Literally “whatever it may be”: quoi que means “whatever”, il en points back to the matter, and soit is the subjunctive of “be”.
Literally “whatever it may be”: quoi que means “whatever”, il en points back to the matter, and soit is the subjunctive of “be”.
What does quoi qu'il en soit mean?
“Be that as it may” or “in any case”.
Does it end an argument?
It can move discussion past an unresolved point.
Is quoi que one word here?
No. It is always two words in this expression.
Why soit rather than est?
The concession uses the subjunctive form soit.
Does it need a following clause?
In use it normally leads into the point that remains true.