Vocab Info

N5 Pronoun, Prefix

(なん)what

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    Bunpro Summary

    An abbreviated form of the word used to ask questions about unknown items or things.

    1. Pronoun

      1.

      what

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    2. Prefix

      2.

      how many

      followed by a counter,

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    3. Prefix

      3.

      many, a lot of

      followed by (optional number), counter and も,
    4. Prefix

      4.

      several, a few, some

      followed by a counter and か,

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    All Forms

    何 【なん】

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    Examples

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      (いま)までに(なん)(かい)海外(かいがい)()った(こと)がありますか?

      How many times have you been overseas up until now?

      • N5

      ()いプロポーズの(あん)(なん)にも(おも)()きません。

      I can't think of any good proposal ideas.

      • N5

      (きみ)(いま)までにハンバーガーを(なん)()()べたことがある?

      How many hamburgers have you eaten up until now?

      • N5

      歴史(れきし)先生(せんせい):「ケネディが(なん)代目(だいめ)大統領(だいとうりょう)()っている(ひと)はいますか?」

      History teacher: 'Is there anyone that knows what generation president Kennedy was?'

      • N5

      たかし:「学校(がっこう)から(いえ)まで(なん)キロくらい?」じゅん:「(さん)キロくらいかな。」

      Takashi: 'About how many kilometers is it from school to home?' Jun: 'Maybe about 3 kilometers.'

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