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何なに

Kana なに Romaji nani

JLPT N5 Common word

01

何 なに · nani

JLPT N5 Common word ナニ

01pronoun

what

02pronoun

you-know-what; that thing

03pronoun

whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name

04noun

colloquialusually kana

penis; (one's) thing; dick

esp. ナニ

05adverb

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest

with neg. sentence

06interjection

what?; huh?

indicates surprise

07interjection

hey!; come on!

indicates anger or irritability

08interjection

oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)

used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.

Examples

今のアナウンスは何だったのですか。

What did the announcement just say?

Tatoeba #172752

なによ！出来ないの？この度胸なし！腰抜けッ！

What? You can't do it? You coward! Chicken!

Tatoeba #75472

「や、それほどでも。せいぜい、大きさ比べたり、わい談するくらいだし」「大きさって何の？」「ナニの」

"No, not so much. At most comparing sizes, telling dirty stories." "Sizes of what?" "Of 'that'."

Tatoeba #77004

02

何 なん · nan

JLPT N5 Common word

01pronoun

what

02prefix

how many

followed by a counter

03prefix

many; a lot of

followed by (optional number), counter and も

04prefix

several; a few; some

followed by a counter and か

Examples

ここの家、何匹猫がいるの？

How many cats are there in this house?

Tatoeba #224370

学校の前に何本か木が見えます。

You see some trees in front of the school.

Tatoeba #184431

何と言ったら良いか分かりません。

I don't know what I should say.

Tatoeba #4711

Source

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