Grammar Info

N1 Lesson 5: 8/17

のなんのってSo much that, Extremely, Very

Structure

Verb + のなんのって
[い]Adjective + のなんのって
[な]Adjective + + のなんのって

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    Casual

About のなんのって

のなんのって is a casual phrase that is used in spoken Japanese to indicate that the word before it is 'excessively (A)', or 'extremely (A)'. This structure consists of the case marking particle の, the pre-noun adjectival (なん)の 'what kind of', and って, an abbreviation of という 'to say'.

The literal meaning of 'and to say it's (A) or something' just indicates that something is so (A) that if it is not that then the speaker doesn't know what to call it.

This structure will be seen after い-Adjectives, な-Adjectives followed by な, and verbs.

のなんのって itself is a more condensed variation of ~の~ないのって, which has the same meaning, but has (A) appear in both the positive and negative for 'to say it's (A) or not (A), (B)', where (B) will usually be a phrase explaining the extent of (A). Occasionally (B) will be left unsaid, as ~の~ないのって itself is always used to mean 'extremely (A)'.

Examples

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    (かあ)さんが「勉強(べんきょう)しろ」ってうるさいのなんのって、もう(いえ)(かえ)りたくないよ…。

    My mom is extremely annoying with comments like 'study!', and I don't want to go home anymore.

    あの旅館(りょかん)女将(おかみ)さんは愛想(あいそ)(わる)のなんのって、もう二度(にど)()くもんか!

    That ryokan's proprietress' amiability was so bad that there is no way I would ever go there again!

    ジャングルの(なか)でワニと()くわした(とき)(あせ)ったのなんのって、もう()ぬかと(おも)ったよ!

    I was extremely startled when I happened upon a crocodile in the jungle that I thought I was going to die!

    東京(とうきょう)(なつ)()(あつ)のなんのって(すこ)(ある)いただけで気持(きも)(わる)くなるくらいです。

    Tokyo's summer is extremely humid, so much so that it feels gross even if you just walked around a little bit.

    (おっと)実家(じっか)(ひろ)のなんのって(にわ)には沢山(たくさん)()()えられていてプールもあるんだよ!

    My husband's family home is extremely spacious. There are lots of trees planted in the garden, and even a pool!

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