Vocab Info

N2 Noun or verb acting prenominally, Adverb, Interjection

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun or verb acting prenominally, Adverb

      1.

      how ...!, what ...!

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Interjection

      2.

      what?, what's that?

    All Forms

    何て 【なんて】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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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! {how ..!, what ..!, what (questioning)}

      • 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...' {how ..!, what ..!, what (questioning)}

      • 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!' {how ..!, what ..!, what (questioning)}

      • 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!' {how ..!, what ..!, what (questioning)}

      • 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...' {how ..!, what ..!, what (questioning)}

      • N2
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