Vocab Info

N1 Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi), Expressions

(なん)たるwhat (e.g. 'what rudeness') (an expression of surprise, anger)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

      1.

      what (e.g. "what rudeness")

      expression of surprise, anger
    2. Expressions

      2.

      what (something) is like

      usu. as 〜の何たるか

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    何たる 【なんたる】

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      先生(せんせい):「ここで生徒(せいと)()うとは!(なん)たる偶然(ぐうぜん)!」

      Teacher: "To meet a student here! What a coincidence!" {what (e.g. 'what rudeness') (an expression of surprise, anger)}

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      学問(がくもん)(なん)たるかを()るために大学(だいがく)進学(しんがく)しました。

      I advanced to university to understand what scholarship truly is. {what (e.g. 'what rudeness') (an expression of surprise, anger)}

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      コーチ:「(さん)キロのランニングでバテるなんて…(なん)たる醜態(しゅうたい)!」

      Coach: "Getting exhausted after a three-kilometer run... what a disgrace!" {what (e.g. 'what rudeness') (an expression of surprise, anger)}

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      あの()で、(ころ)():「同業(どうぎょう)(いのち)(ねら)われて()ぬなんて。はぁ…(なん)たるザマだ。」

      In the afterlife, the killer said: "To be killed by a rival in the same profession... Ah, what a predicament." {what (e.g. 'what rudeness') (an expression of surprise, anger)}

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      (ひと)(ごと):「(なん)たる失態(しったい)!ヘマをしたが最後(さいご)出世(しゅっせ)できなくなるというのに…。」

      Monologue: "What a blunder! Despite knowing that making a mistake could ruin my chances of promotion..." {what (e.g. 'what rudeness') (an expression of surprise, anger)}

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