Vocab Info

N1 Interjection

(なん)てこった

what the hell, WTF, Oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, Oh no!, Holy cow!, Damn!

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Word Type

      Interjection

    • 単語の種類

      感動詞

    Examples

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      (ひと)(ごと):「寝坊(ねぼう)した!(なん)てこった!」

      Monologue: "I overslept! What the hell!" {what the hell, WTF, Oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, Oh no!, Holy cow!, Damn!}

      • N1

      (なん)てこった電車(でんしゃ)()間違(まちが)えてしまった…。

      Oh no! I mistakenly got on the wrong train... {what the hell, WTF, Oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, Oh no!, Holy cow!, Damn!}

      • N1

      片思(かたおも)いだと(おも)っていたあの()(ぼく)(こと)()きだと?(なん)てこった

      That girl I thought had a one-sided crush on me actually likes me? Holy cow! {what the hell, WTF, Oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, Oh no!, Holy cow!, Damn!}

      • N1

      意思(いし)疎通(そつう)出来(でき)ていると(おも)っていた(あに)認識(にんしき)がズレていたなんて、(なん)てこった

      I thought I was on the same page with my brother, but our understandings were completely off. What the hell! {what the hell, WTF, Oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, Oh no!, Holy cow!, Damn!}

      • N1

      (ひら)社員(しゃいん)にとどまらず部長(ぶちょう)までリストラされるなんて、(なん)てこった予想(よそう)(がい)事態(じたい)だぞ…。

      Not only regular employees but even the department heads are being downsized? What the hell! This is an unexpected situation... {what the hell, WTF, Oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, Oh no!, Holy cow!, Damn!}

      • N1
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