Vocab Info

N1 Expression

(なん)だこりゃ

what on Earth is this?

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    Examples

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      (ひと)(ごと):「(なん)だこりゃ洋服(ようふく)()みがある!」

      Monologue: "What on Earth is this? There's a stain on the clothes!" {what on Earth is this?}

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      (ひと)(ごと):「(なん)だこりゃ会計(かいけい)(なな)(せん)(えん)?そんなに()ったっけ?」

      Monologue: "What on Earth is this? The bill is seven thousand yen? Did I buy that much?" {what on Earth is this?}

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      子供(こども):「(なん)だこりゃ?」(おや):「それはね、山羊(やぎ)っていう動物(どうぶつ)だよ。」

      Child: "What on Earth is this?" Parent: "Well, that is an animal called a goat." {what on Earth is this?}

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      子供(こども):「(なん)だこりゃ?」(ちち):「それはささくれだね。()()らない(ほう)がいい。」

      Child: "What on earth is this?" Father: "That's a splinter. It's best not to pull it." {what on Earth is this?}

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      (じゅう)()たれた(ひと):「(なん)だこりゃ?お(なか)(あた)りが()()()まっていて(あたた)かい…。」

      Person shot by a gun: "What on earth is this? The area around my stomach is soaked red and warm...". {what on Earth is this?}

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