Vocab Info

N1 Interjection

何(なん)てこったwhat the hell, WTF, Oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, Oh no!, Holy cow!, Damn!

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Interjection

      1. 1.

        what the hell, oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, oh no!, holy cow!, damn!

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    何てこった 【なんてこった】

    Details

      • な

      • ん

      • て

      • こ

      • っ

      • た

    Examples

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    • 独(ひと)り言(ごと)：「寝坊(ねぼう)した！何(なん)てこった！」

      Talking to oneself: 'I overslept! Oh crap (this is bad)!'

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    • 何(なん)てこった！電車(でんしゃ)に乗(の)り間違(まちが)えてしまった…。

      Oh no! I mistakenly got on the wrong train...

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    • 片思(かたおも)いだと思(おも)っていたあの子(こ)が僕(ぼく)のことを好(す)きだと？何(なん)てこった！

      That girl I thought had a one-sided crush on me actually likes me? Son of a gun!

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

      I thought my brother and I were communicating just fine, but it turns out we weren’t on the same page at all. Man...

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    • 平(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、何(なん)てこった！予想(よそう)外(がい)の事態(じたい)だぞ…。

      They're laying off not just ordinary employees, but even department heads? Oh crap! Nobody saw this coming...

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