Vocab Info

N1 Expression

何(なん)だこりゃwhat on Earth is this?

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression

      1. 1.

    All Forms

    何だこりゃ 【なんだこりゃ】

    Details

      • な

      • ん

      • だ

      • こ

      • り

      • ゃ

    Examples

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    • 独(ひと)り言(ごと)：「何(なん)だこりゃ？洋服(ようふく)に染(し)みがある！」

      Talking to oneself: 'What on Earth is this? There's a stain on the clothes!'

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    • 独(ひと)り言(ごと)：「何(なん)だこりゃ？会計(かいけい)が七(なな)千(せん)円(えん)？そんなに買(か)ったっけ？」

      Talking to oneself: 'What on Earth is this? The bill is seven thousand yen? Did I really buy that much?'

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

      Child: 'What the heck is this?' Parent: 'Well, that is an animal called a goat.'

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    • 子供(こども)：「何(なん)だこりゃ？」父(ちち)：「それはささくれだね。引(ひ)っ張(ぱ)らない方(ほう)がいい。」

      Child: 'What on earth is this?' Father: 'That's a hangnail. It's best not to pull it.'

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    • 銃(じゅう)で撃(う)たれた人(ひと)：「何(なん)だこりゃ？お腹(なか)の辺(あた)りが真(ま)っ赤(か)に染(そ)まっていて温(あたた)かい…。」

      Person shot by a gun: 'What on earth is this? The area around my stomach is stained red and warm...'.

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