> 説明を **求められようと** 、何も言えないのだ。

What does it mean? "Trying to be asked for answers, I can't say anything"
looks strange...
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What does this sentence mean? I can't understand this 求められようと
There is a great page :

> [japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-jlpt-n1-grammar -you-
> nimonai](http://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-
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> nimonai/)  
> Meaning: even if one tries to do something, it can’t be done
>
> ジェイクを呼ぼうにも声が出なかった。  
>  I tried to call Jake, but my voice was gone.

[ 呼ぼうにも] -- This part feels like the subjunctive of European languages.

  * Were I to call Jake ...

  * Even if I were to call Jake ...

  * Even if I would want to call Jake ...

  * Even if I would've wanted to call Jake ... Try as I might to call Jake ...

When the [1st person] is trying, it's ～しようにも

When the [Another party] is trying/asking, it's ～しようと, ～しようとも, etc. (See
Choco-san's link).

> e.g. -- どんなに激しく雨が降ろうと、この家の屋根は大丈夫だ。
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求められる means sought, (gave) order, request, recommend...  
〜ようと means "but". It same as 〜だが, 〜が, 〜ても.  
In English, That sentence:

> It gave order to explain, but I cannot say nothing.
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> 説明を求められようと、何も言えないのだ。  
>  **Even if** [you] demand an explanation, [I] can not say anything.

`volitional-form + が/と` is a literary way of saying "even if ～" or "regardless
of ～". Usually (but not always) there is a comma after the が/と.

Examples on JGram:

  * [(よ)うが (よ)うと ようが ようと](http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=\(yo\)uga%2C\(yo\)uto)
  * [(よ)うと～まい, (よ)うが～まい](http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=\(yo\)uto~mai%2C%20\(yo\)uga~mai)

Of course `volitional-form + と` can be actual volition followed by a quotative
particle, depending on what follows:

> 説明を求めようと思います。  
>  I think I will demand an explanation.
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