Vocab Info

N2 Prenominal noun/verb, Adverb, Interjection

(なん)how ..!, what ..!, what (questioning)

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Prenominal noun/verb, Adverb

      1. 1.

        how ...!, what ...!

        Usually written using kana alone
    2. Interjection

      1. 2.

        what?, what's that?

    All Forms

    何て 【なんて】

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    Examples

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      あの女優(じょゆう)(なん)(うつく)しいのでしょうか。

      How beautiful that actress is!

      • N2

      (ひと)(ごと):「手紙(てがみ)返事(へんじ)(なん)()こうかな…。」

      Monologue: 'I wonder what I should write in reply to the letter...'

      • N2

      (はは)(むすめ)に:「(なん)だらしないの!テキパキ(うご)きなさい!」

      Mother to her daughter: 'How sloppy you are! Get moving promptly!'

      • N2

      (かれ)はいつも「(なん)(うつく)しいんだ!」というふうに(わたし)(こと)()めてくれます。

      He always compliments me by saying things like, 'How beautiful you are!'

      • N2

      警官(けいかん):「(なん)(きず)だ!大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)か?」被害(ひがい)(しゃ):「まだ(いのち)があるだけましです…。」

      Police officer: 'What a wound! Are you okay?' Victim: 'It's better than being dead...'

      • N2
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